Nature Communications (Nov 2021)
Breaking the symmetry to suppress the Plateau–Rayleigh instability and optimize hydropower utilization
Abstract
Satellite drops formed on droplet impact hinder applications from inkjet printing to drop energy harvest. Here, authors reveal that patterned-wettability surfaces can break the symmetry of droplet impacts and suppress the Plateau–Rayleigh instability, preventing satellite drop generation and improving the hydropower harvest.