Surface Curvature-Induced Directional Movement of Water Droplets

Details Surface Curvature-Induced Directional Movement of Water Droplets Surface Curvature-Induced Directional Movement of Water Droplets

2010-11-16

arxiv.org/abs/1011.3689v1

Physics

Classical Physics

11 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

Here we report a surface curvature-induced directional movement phenomenon, based on molecular dynamics simulations, that a nanoscale water droplet at the outer surface of a graphene cone always spontaneously moves toward the larger end of the cone, and at the inner surface toward the smaller end. The analysis on the van der Waals interaction potential between a single water molecule and a curved graphene surface reveals that the curvature with its gradient does generate the driving force resulting in the above directional motion. Furthermore, we found that the direction of the above movement is independent of the wettability, namely is regardless of either hydrophobic or hydrophilic of the surface. However, the latter surface is in general leading to higher motion speed than the former. The above results provide a basis for a better understanding of many reported observations, and helping design of curved surfaces with desired directional surface water transportation.

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