Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 47, Issue 10, 1003003(2020)

Preparation of Janus Zinc Foil and Its Bubble Transport Characteristic

Xiao Yi1, Meng Dong2, Xu Chengyi1, Zhang Ruihua1, Yao Yansheng3, Wu Sizhu2, and Yao Chengli4
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  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Nantong Vocational University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226007, China
  • 2School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
  • 3School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
  • 4School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei Normal University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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    Janus membranes can realize the unidirectional transport of underwater bubbles, which is of great significance to academic research and industrial applications. In this paper, the conical microporous arrays on the upper and lower surfaces of zinc foils are prepared by nanosecond pulsed laser drilling combined with heating treatment. Additionally, the Janus zinc foils, which have the upper and lower surfaces with different roughness and microstructures, are developed through the control of laser processing parameters. Then, the unidirectional transport of underwater bubbles is studied on the prepared foils and the chemical composition of the zinc foil surface is analyzed by an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The results show that the change in the wettability of the zinc foil surface is mainly attributed to the adsorption and desorption of hydrophilic hydroxyl during laser drilling and heating treatment. Observing the dynamic behavior of underwater bubbles by a high-definition industrial camera, we find that the bubbles can penetrate from the aerophobic surface to the aerophilic surface within 0.6 s, but will be blocked in the opposite direction. In addition, the increase in the pulsed laser energy within a certain range can not only increase the micropore size and the hydrophobicity of the zinc foil surface but also significantly raise the transport rate of bubbles. The transport characteristics of bubbles on the Janus zinc foils are mainly attributed to the co-action of surface micro-nano structures and chemical compositions. In a word, this study can provide a new perspective for the design of advanced materials in the fields of ultra-high-speed bubble capture, transport, collection, and gas-liquid separation.

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    Xiao Yi, Meng Dong, Xu Chengyi, Zhang Ruihua, Yao Yansheng, Wu Sizhu, Yao Chengli. Preparation of Janus Zinc Foil and Its Bubble Transport Characteristic[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(10): 1003003

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    Category: materials and thin films

    Received: Apr. 3, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 9, 2020

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    DOI:10.3788/CJL202047.1003003

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