Nanometer-Resolved Collective Micromeniscus Oscillations through Optical Diffraction
- 21 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 99 (21), 214501
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.99.214501
Abstract
We study the dynamics of periodic arrays of micrometer-sized liquid-gas menisci formed at superhydrophobic surfaces immersed into water. By measuring the intensity of optical diffraction peaks in real time we are able to resolve nanometer scale oscillations of the menisci with sub-microsecond time resolution. Upon driving the system with an ultrasound field at variable frequency we observe a pronounced resonance at a few hundred kHz, depending on the exact geometry. Modeling the system using the unsteady Stokes equation, we find that this low resonance frequency is caused by a collective mode of the acoustically coupled oscillating menisci.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figureKeywords
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