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Article Title
Electrocondensation and evaporation of attoliter water droplets: Direct visualization using atomic force microscopy
Keywords
Electrocondensation, attoliter water droplets, biased atomic force microscope (AFM) lithography, electron beam induced deposition, carbonaceous deposition
Abstract
Working with a biased atomic force microscope (AFM) tip in the tapping mode under ambient atmosphere, attoliter (10–18 L) water droplet patterns have been generated on a patterned carbonaceous surface. This is essentially electrocondensation of water leading to charged droplets, as evidenced from electrostatic force microscopy measurements. The droplets are unusual in that they exhibit a highly corrugated surface and evaporate rather slowly, taking several tens of minutes.
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Publisher
Tsinghua University Press
Recommended Citation
Narendra Kurra,Adina Scott,Giridhar U. Kulkarni, Electrocondensation and evaporation of attoliter water droplets: Direct visualization using atomic force microscopy. NanoRes.2010, 3: 307–316