Nonintrusive optical visualization of surface nanobubbles

Individual surface nanobubbles are visualized with nonintrusive optical interference-enhanced reflection microscopy, demonstrating that their formation is not a consequence of the hitherto used intrusive atomic force microscopy technique. We then use this new and fast technique to demonstrate that s...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2012-08, Vol.109 (6), p.066102-066102, Article 066102
Main Authors: Karpitschka, Stefan, Dietrich, Erik, Seddon, James R T, Zandvliet, Harold J W, Lohse, Detlef, Riegler, Hans
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Language:English
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Summary:Individual surface nanobubbles are visualized with nonintrusive optical interference-enhanced reflection microscopy, demonstrating that their formation is not a consequence of the hitherto used intrusive atomic force microscopy technique. We then use this new and fast technique to demonstrate that surface nanobubbles form in less than a few seconds after ethanol-water exchange, which is the standard procedure for their preparation, and examine how they react to temperature variations.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.066102