Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Breaking the symmetry to suppress the Plateau–Rayleigh instability and optimize hydropower utilization

  • Zhipeng Zhao,
  • Huizeng Li,
  • An Li,
  • Wei Fang,
  • Zheren Cai,
  • Mingzhu Li,
  • Xiqiao Feng,
  • Yanlin Song

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27237-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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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.