Effect of Electrode Potential on the Drag Force on Gold and Polyvinyl Butyral Surfaces in a Flowing Aqueous Fluoride Solution

It is shown that positive electrical polarization reduces the drag force on gold- and polyvinyl butyral (PVB)-coated spheres immersed in a stream of aqueous sodium fluoride solution. This effect is related to a decrease in the interfacial viscosity of the solution at the positively polarized gold an...

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Published in:International journal of electrochemical science 2019-01, Vol.14 (1), p.441-452
Main Authors: Ambrulevicius, Filipas, Pulmanas, Arunas, Plausinaitis, Deivis, Daujotis, Vytautas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drag force
Gold surface
Interfacial viscosity
Polyvinyl butyral surface
Quartz resonator
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Summary:It is shown that positive electrical polarization reduces the drag force on gold- and polyvinyl butyral (PVB)-coated spheres immersed in a stream of aqueous sodium fluoride solution. This effect is related to a decrease in the interfacial viscosity of the solution at the positively polarized gold and PVB surfaces, as obtained from quartz resonator measurements. The decrease in viscosity at a polymer- coated electrode is larger than that at a gold electrode, which is consistent with drag force measurements. The drag force reduction due to decreased interfacial viscosity at a polymer-coated metallic surface on application of an electrical potential widens the range of possible applications of this effect for active manipulation of wall-bounded liquid flows, given that the use of metal surfaces is limited by their risk of corrosion.
ISSN:1452-3981
1452-3981
DOI:10.20964/2019.01.62