Wetting, Adhesion and Stiction of 2D Materials

S. F. L. Mertens

Institut für Angewandte Physik, TU Wien, 1040 Wien, Austria

ECS Trans. 80 (2017) 23-27

The wetting properties of surfaces, including the adhesion and stiction (static friction) of liquid drops, are critical for processing materials and post-production problems such as fouling. For the novel but very active research field of 2D materials, the interaction of liquids with one- or few-atom-thick matter and its support poses new questions in our understanding of wetting. This paper presents a brief overview of recent research in this area, highlighting differences with materials of other dimensionalities, and remaining issues.

Corresponding author: Stijn F. L. Mertens (mertens at iap_tuwien_ac_at).

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