Phase-field modeling of wetting on structured surface

Kaifu Luo, Mikko-Pekka Kuittu, Chaohui Tong, Sami Majaniemi, T. Ala-Nissila

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Abstract

We study the dynamics and equilibrium profile shapes of contact lines for wetting in the case of a spatially inhomogeneous solid wall with stripe defects. Using a phase-field model with conserved dynamics, we first numerically determine the contact line behavior in the case of a stripe defect of varying widths. For narrow defects, we find that the maximum distortion of the contact line and the healing length is related to the defect width, while for wide defects, it saturates to constant values. This behavior is in quantitative agreement with the experimental data. In addition, we examine the shape of the contact line between two stripe defects as a function of their separation. Using the phase-field model, we also analytically estimate the contact line configuration and find good qualitative agreement with the numerical results.
Original languageEnglish
Article number194702
Pages (from-to)1-12
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume123
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • Contact line
  • Phase-field model
  • Surface tension

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