title: Analysis of the electromeniscus phenomenon using a different interpretation of the Maxwell model applied to three-dimensional molecular orientations.
abstract: An electrohydrodynamic phenomenon called the electromeniscus is analyzed. This phenomenon is closely related to the oscillation of a microscale liquid and is analyzed using an interpretation of the Maxwell model coupled with a variational principle. The analysis clearly shows that the electromeniscus phenomenon is generated as a result of mass transformation of the oscillating liquid in order to transform the electric energy at the electrode to kinetic energy of the liquid most efficiently through their resonance. Mass transformation is a characteristic phenomenon of a liquid, and control of this phenomenon demonstrates great potential for self-aligning nanoscale materials and production of functional polymers characterized by specific molecular orientations.
authors.affiliation: Intelligent Systems Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba 305-8564, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uda