Electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets

Manipulating liquids with tunable shape and optical functionalities in real time remains a great challenge. Here, the authors demonstrate electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets in an electrochemical cell and tune its characteristics in a fast, repeatable, and controlled manner.

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Main Authors: Guangmin Zhou, Ankun Yang, Yifei Wang, Guoping Gao, Allen Pei, Xiaoyun Yu, Yangying Zhu, Linqi Zong, Bofei Liu, Jinwei Xu, Nian Liu, Jinsong Zhang, Yanxi Li, Lin-Wang Wang, Harold Y. Hwang, Mark L. Brongersma, Steven Chu, Yi Cui
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14438-2
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author Guangmin Zhou
Ankun Yang
Yifei Wang
Guoping Gao
Allen Pei
Xiaoyun Yu
Yangying Zhu
Linqi Zong
Bofei Liu
Jinwei Xu
Nian Liu
Jinsong Zhang
Yanxi Li
Lin-Wang Wang
Harold Y. Hwang
Mark L. Brongersma
Steven Chu
Yi Cui
author_facet Guangmin Zhou
Ankun Yang
Yifei Wang
Guoping Gao
Allen Pei
Xiaoyun Yu
Yangying Zhu
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Jinwei Xu
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Jinsong Zhang
Yanxi Li
Lin-Wang Wang
Harold Y. Hwang
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Steven Chu
Yi Cui
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description Manipulating liquids with tunable shape and optical functionalities in real time remains a great challenge. Here, the authors demonstrate electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets in an electrochemical cell and tune its characteristics in a fast, repeatable, and controlled manner.
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spelling doaj.art-c14bb9eccd744263adf2b2eab2a173562022-12-21T20:31:16ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232020-01-011111910.1038/s41467-020-14438-2Electrotunable liquid sulfur microdropletsGuangmin Zhou0Ankun Yang1Yifei Wang2Guoping Gao3Allen Pei4Xiaoyun Yu5Yangying Zhu6Linqi Zong7Bofei Liu8Jinwei Xu9Nian Liu10Jinsong Zhang11Yanxi Li12Lin-Wang Wang13Harold Y. Hwang14Mark L. Brongersma15Steven Chu16Yi Cui17Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityMaterials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityMaterials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Physics, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford UniversityManipulating liquids with tunable shape and optical functionalities in real time remains a great challenge. Here, the authors demonstrate electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets in an electrochemical cell and tune its characteristics in a fast, repeatable, and controlled manner.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14438-2
spellingShingle Guangmin Zhou
Ankun Yang
Yifei Wang
Guoping Gao
Allen Pei
Xiaoyun Yu
Yangying Zhu
Linqi Zong
Bofei Liu
Jinwei Xu
Nian Liu
Jinsong Zhang
Yanxi Li
Lin-Wang Wang
Harold Y. Hwang
Mark L. Brongersma
Steven Chu
Yi Cui
Electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets
Nature Communications
title Electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets
title_full Electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets
title_fullStr Electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets
title_full_unstemmed Electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets
title_short Electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets
title_sort electrotunable liquid sulfur microdroplets
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14438-2
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