Principles of electrowetting with two immiscible electrolytic solutions

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2837-2869

  Monroe, C W ^a   Daikhin, L I ^b   Urbakh, M ^b   Kornyshev, A A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRODES; FREE ENERGY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLARIZATION; WETTING;

ELECTRODE POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATIONS; LIQUID PHASES; POISSON-BOLTZMANN THEORY;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 33644503221     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/10/009     Document Type: Article

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