Simulation of charged nanotubes self-assembly during evaporation of a sessile droplet on a substrate

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Hauptverfasser: Kolegov, Konstantin S., Vodolazskaya, Irina V., Eserkepov, Andrei V., Khusainova, Ludia T.
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author Kolegov, Konstantin S.
Vodolazskaya, Irina V.
Eserkepov, Andrei V.
Khusainova, Ludia T.
author_facet Kolegov, Konstantin S.
Vodolazskaya, Irina V.
Eserkepov, Andrei V.
Khusainova, Ludia T.
contents The ability to control the morphology of the nanotube deposit formed during the evaporation of a sessile droplet on a substrate is of theoretical and practical interest. Such deposits are required for various applications including nanotechnology, medicine, biotechnology, and optronics. In the experiment of Zhao et al. [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 440, 68 (2015)], an annular deposit was formed near the contact line. The deposition geometry is caused by the coffee ring effect. This deposit is unusual in its morphology. It changes gradually in space from a disordered structure in the inner part of the ring to an aligned structure of nanotubes close to the periphery. To understand the mechanisms that lead to this, we have developed a mathematical model that takes into account the effects of advection, diffusion, and electrostatic interactions on particle transport. Results of numerical calculations have confirmed that all these factors together have an influence on the formation of such a variable morphology. Qualitative agreement with the experiment is shown for some values of the model parameters.
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spellingShingle Simulation of charged nanotubes self-assembly during evaporation of a sessile droplet on a substrate
Kolegov, Konstantin S.
Vodolazskaya, Irina V.
Eserkepov, Andrei V.
Khusainova, Ludia T.
Soft Condensed Matter
The ability to control the morphology of the nanotube deposit formed during the evaporation of a sessile droplet on a substrate is of theoretical and practical interest. Such deposits are required for various applications including nanotechnology, medicine, biotechnology, and optronics. In the experiment of Zhao et al. [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 440, 68 (2015)], an annular deposit was formed near the contact line. The deposition geometry is caused by the coffee ring effect. This deposit is unusual in its morphology. It changes gradually in space from a disordered structure in the inner part of the ring to an aligned structure of nanotubes close to the periphery. To understand the mechanisms that lead to this, we have developed a mathematical model that takes into account the effects of advection, diffusion, and electrostatic interactions on particle transport. Results of numerical calculations have confirmed that all these factors together have an influence on the formation of such a variable morphology. Qualitative agreement with the experiment is shown for some values of the model parameters.
title Simulation of charged nanotubes self-assembly during evaporation of a sessile droplet on a substrate
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.12647