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Tailored Fabrication of 3D Nanopores with Dielectric Oxides for Multiple Nanoscale Applications
German Lanzavecchia, Anastasiia Sapunova, Ali Douaki +6
Nanopore sensing is a key technology for single-molecule detection and analysis. Solid-state nanopores have emerged as a versatile platform, since their fabrication allows to engin…
Can one predict a drop contact angle?
Marion Silvestrini, Antonio Tinti, Alberto Giacomello +1
The study of wetting phenomena is of great interest due to the multifaceted technological applications of hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces. The theoretical approaches proposed…
Hierarchical macro-nanoporous metals for leakage-free high-thermal conductivity shape-stabilized phase change materials
Yaroslav Grosu, Yanqi Zhao, Alberto Giacomello +6
Impregnation of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) into a porous medium is a promising way to stabilize their shape and improve thermal conductivity which are essential for thermal ener…
Activated wetting of nanostructured surfaces: reaction coordinates, finite size effects, and simulation pitfalls
Matteo Amabili, Simone Meloni, Alberto Giacomello +1
A liquid in contact with a textured surface can be found in two states, Wenzel and Cassie. In the Wenzel state the liquid completely wets the corrugations while in the Cassie state…
Collapse of superhydrophobicity on nanopillared surfaces
Matteo Amabili, Alberto Giacomello, Simone Meloni +1
The mechanism of the collapse of the superhydrophobic state is elucidated for submerged nanoscale textures forming a three-dimensional interconnected vapor domain. This key issue f…
Intrusion and extrusion of a liquid on nanostructured surfaces
Matteo Amabili, Alberto Giacomello, Simone Meloni +1
Superhydrophobicity is connected to the presence of gas pockets within surface asperities. Upon increasing the pressure this "suspended" state may collapse, causing the complete we…