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Ultraviolet laser-induced submicron spatially resolved super-hydrophilicity on single crystal lithium niobate surfaces

Ultraviolet laser-induced submicron spatially resolved super-hydrophilicity on single crystal lithium niobate surfaces
Ultraviolet laser-induced submicron spatially resolved super-hydrophilicity on single crystal lithium niobate surfaces
Lithium niobate crystal surfaces become super-hydrophilic after ultraviolet laser irradiation. The crystal surface hydrophilicity, which was assessed by the contact angle of a sessile drop of de-ionised water, was found to undergo a transition from mildly hydrophobic (contact angle, theta[E] < 50°) to a super-hydrophilic state (theta[E] < 5° ). Patterning of the hydrophilicity at the micron and sub-micron range has been achieved by spatially modulating the illuminating laser beam.
0021-8979
5pp.
Muir, A.C.
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Mailis, S.
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Eason, R.W.
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Eason, R.W.
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Muir, A.C., Mailis, S. and Eason, R.W. (2007) Ultraviolet laser-induced submicron spatially resolved super-hydrophilicity on single crystal lithium niobate surfaces. Journal of Applied Physics, 101104916, 5pp.. (doi:10.1063/1.2734539).

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Lithium niobate crystal surfaces become super-hydrophilic after ultraviolet laser irradiation. The crystal surface hydrophilicity, which was assessed by the contact angle of a sessile drop of de-ionised water, was found to undergo a transition from mildly hydrophobic (contact angle, theta[E] < 50°) to a super-hydrophilic state (theta[E] < 5° ). Patterning of the hydrophilicity at the micron and sub-micron range has been achieved by spatially modulating the illuminating laser beam.

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Published date: 15 May 2007
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Local EPrints ID: 47834
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/47834
DOI: doi:10.1063/1.2734539
ISSN: 0021-8979
PURE UUID: 0e7f9b59-49ae-4c3f-9aa2-d4285c417aa9
ORCID for S. Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204

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Date deposited: 13 Aug 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:38

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Author: A.C. Muir
Author: S. Mailis ORCID iD
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD

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