Electrowetting without electrolysis on self-healing dielectrics.
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An electrowetting system with protection against dielectric breakdown is presented. It comprises an electrolyte and a Parylene-C film deposited on an aluminum electrode. The system demonstrates virtually instantaneous self-healing (within 100 ms) after dielectric breakdown under both DC and certain AC electrowetting conditions. DC current response during electrowetting on intentionally damaged Parylene-C is presented. Also presented is a characterization of DC offset voltages and duty cycle percentages required for electrolysis free AC electrowetting between 10 Hz and 4 kHz.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
دوره 27 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011