Evolution of Self‐Propelled Objects: From the Viewpoint of Nonlinear Science

NJ Suematsu, S Nakata - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A variety of moving objects driven by chemical energy have been reported. In this
Minireview, we focus on self‐propelled objects driven by interfacial tension and explain …

[HTML][HTML] Superwetting behaviors at the interface between electrode and electrolyte

M Li, J Wei, L Ren, Y Zhao, Z Shang, D Zhou… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2021 - cell.com
Electrochemical reactions that take place at the interface between electrode and electrolyte
involve charge transfer, mass transport, and phase transformation. Wetting or superwetting …

Electrochemical on‐site switching of the directional liquid transport on a conical fiber

B Xu, X Chen, Z Shi, L Meng, D Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Directional liquid transport (DLT), especially that proceeding on a conical fiber (DLT‐CF), is
an important mass‐transfer process widely used both by natural organisms and in practical …

[HTML][HTML] In situ reversible underwater superwetting transition by electrochemical atomic alternation

Q Wang, B Xu, Q Hao, D Wang, H Liu, L Jiang - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Materials with in situ reversible wettability have attractive properties but remain a challenge
to use since the inverse process of liquid spreading is normally energetically unfavorable …

[HTML][HTML] Electric field assisted motion of a mercury droplet

G Holló, NJ Suematsu, E Ginder, I Lagzi - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Field-assisted self-assembly, motion, and manipulation of droplets have gained much
attention in the past decades. We exhibit an electric field manipulation of the motion of a …

Preparation of nano‐pico droplets using an open fibrous system

B Xu, X Chen, H Zhao, Z Zhang, H Liu - Droplet, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulation and dispensing of ultra‐tiny droplets have attracted extensive research
attention for their applications. Current approaches for dispensing liquids normally involve …

Effect of a product on spontaneous droplet motion driven by a chemical reaction of surfactant

T Tanabe, T Ogasawara, NJ Suematsu - Physical Review E, 2020 - APS
We focus on the self-propelled motion of an oil droplet within an aqueous phase or an
aqueous droplet within an oil phase, which originates from an interfacial chemical reaction …

Self-propelled water drops on bare glass substrates in air: Fast, controllable, and easy transport powered by surfactants

PE Galy, S Rudiuk, M Morel, D Baigl - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Self-propelled drops are capable of motion without external intervention. As such, they
constitute attractive entities for fundamental investigations in active soft matter …

Spontaneous motion of a nitrobenzene droplet on Au electrode during Sn electrodeposition

Y Mukouyama, T Shiono - Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The spontaneous motion of a nitrobenzene droplet on an Au electrode during an Sn
electrodeposition has been reported in a previous paper (Chemphyschem, 9, 2302 (2008)) …

Interfacial energy gradient at a front of an electrochemical wave appearing in CuSn-alloy oscillatory electrodeposition

D Ihara, T Nagai, R Yamada, S Nakanishi - Electrochimica acta, 2009 - Elsevier
In the present work, we show that a large interfacial energy gradient is produced at a front of
an electrochemical wave appearing in CuSn-alloy oscillatory electrodeposition from an …