How Water Meets a Hydrophobic Surface: Reluctantly and With Flucuations
Poynor Torigoe, Adele Nichole
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Description
Title
How Water Meets a Hydrophobic Surface: Reluctantly and With Flucuations
Author(s)
Poynor Torigoe, Adele Nichole
Issue Date
2006
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Granick, Steve
Department of Study
Physics
Discipline
Physics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Physics, Condensed Matter
Language
eng
Abstract
We have also investigated the dependence of the static and dynamic properties of the hydrophobic/water interface on variables such as temperature, contact angle, pH, dissolved gasses, and sample quality, among others, in a hope to discover the root of the controversy in the literature. We found that the depletion layer is highly dependent on temperature, contact angle and sample quality. This dependence might explain some of the discrepancies in the literature as different groups often use hydrophobic surfaces with different properties.
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