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Non-wetting surface-driven high-aspect-ratio crystalline grain growth for efficient hybrid perovskite solar cells

open access: yesNature Communications, 2015
Large-aspect-ratio grains are needed in polycrystalline thin-film solar cells for reduced charge recombination at grain boundaries; however, the grain size in organolead trihalide perovskite (OTP) films is generally limited by the film thickness. Here we
Cheng Bi, Yuchuan Shao, Yong-bo Yuan
exaly   +2 more sources

Statics and Dynamics of Soft Wetting

open access: yesAnnual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2020
The laws of wetting are well known for drops on rigid surfaces but change dramatically when the substrate is soft and deformable. The combination of wetting and the intricacies of soft polymeric interfaces have provided many rich examples of fluid ...
Bruno Andreotti, Jacco H Snoeijer
exaly   +2 more sources

Janus Membrane with a Dense Hydrophilic Surface Layer for Robust Fouling and Wetting Resistance in Membrane Distillation: New Insights into Wetting Resistance.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2021
Although membrane distillation (MD) has been identified as a promising technology to treat hypersaline wastewaters, its practical applications face two prominent challenges: membrane wetting and fouling.
De-Xian Feng   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nanofiltration-Inspired Janus Membranes with Simultaneous Wetting and Fouling Resistance for Membrane Distillation.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2021
Membranes with robust antiwetting and antifouling properties are highly desirable for membrane distillation (MD) of wastewater. Herein, we have proposed and demonstrated a highly effective method to mitigate wetting and fouling by designing ...
Yuanmiaoliang Chen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recent advances in droplet wetting and evaporation

Chemical Society Reviews, 2018
David Brutin, Victor Starov
exaly   +2 more sources

Unraveling the Kinetics and Mechanism of Surfactant-Induced Wetting in Membrane Distillation: An In Situ Observation with Optical Coherence Tomography.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2021
In this study, we performed a direct contact membrane distillation and successfully demonstrated the non-invasive imaging of surfactant-induced wetting using optical coherence tomography.
Senlin Shao   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Can Composite Janus Membranes with an Ultrathin Dense Hydrophilic Layer Resist Wetting in Membrane Distillation?

Environmental Science and Technology, 2020
Tackling membrane wetting is an on-going challenge for large-scale applications of membrane distillation (MD). Herein, composite Janus MD membranes comprising an ultrathin dense hydrophilic layer are developed by layer-by-layer assembling cationic ...
Yuanmiaoliang Chen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Artificial Solid-Electrolyte Interface Facilitating Dendrite-Free Zinc Metal Anodes via Nano-Wetting Effect.

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2019
The formation of dendrite on zinc (Zn) metal anode has limited its practical applications on aqueous batteries. Herein, an artificial composite protective layer consisting of nano-sized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to improve the poor wetting effect ...
Mingqiang Liu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Elucidating the Trade-off between Membrane Wetting Resistance and Water Vapor Flux in Membrane Distillation.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2020
Membrane distillation (MD) has been receiving considerable attentions as a promising technology for desalinating industrial wastewaters. While hydrophobic membranes are essential for the process, increasing membrane surface hydrophobicity generally leads
Chenxia Li   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Wetting State of Water on a Rose Petal

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2019
The rose petal features surface structures that offer unique wetting properties. A water droplet placed on a rose petal forms a high contact angle but exhibits significant contact angle hysteresis, such that relatively large droplets remain stuck to the ...
Monojit Chakraborty   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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