Directional Clustering of Slanted Nanopillars by Elastocapillarity.
The unidirectional clustering induced by capillary force of drying liquids between pillars is investigated and a theoretical model to set a criterion of the unidirectional clustering of the slanted nanopillars is proposed.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, 406-772, South Korea.|Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy System, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea.
Sang Moon
SM
Kim
3D New Devices Research Section, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, 305-700, South Korea.
Junsoo
J
Kim
Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy System, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea.|Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea.
Seong Min
SM
Kang
Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy System, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea.|Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea.
Segeun
S
Jang
Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy System, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea.|Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea.
Daeshik
D
Kang
3D New Devices Research Section, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, 305-700, South Korea.
Seung Eon
SE
Moon
Center for BioMicrosystems, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 136-791, South Korea.
Hong Nam
HN
Kim
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Seoul, 139-743, South Korea.
Hyunsik
H
Yoon
adhesion; clustering; directional properties; elastocapillarity; nanopillars