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Chin. Phys. B, 2022, Vol. 31(3): 036801    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ac1e21
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Effect of an electric field on dewetting transition of nitrogen-water system

Qi Feng(冯琦), Jiaxian Li(厉嘉贤), Xiaoyan Zhou(周晓艳), and Hangjun Lu(陆杭军)
Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Abstract  We investigate the influence of an external electric field on the dewetting behavior of nitrogen-water systems between two hydrophobic plates using molecular dynamics simulations. It is found that the critical distance of dewetting increases obviously with the electric field strength, indicating that the effective range of hydrophobic attraction is extended. The mechanism behind this interesting phenomenon is related to the rearrangement of hydrogen bond networks between water molecules induced by the external electric field. Changes in the hydrogen bond networks and in the dipole orientation of the water molecules result in the redistribution of the neutral nitrogen molecules, especially in the region close to the hydrophobic plates. Our findings may be helpful for understanding the effects of the electric field on the long-range hydrophobic interactions.
Keywords:  dewetting transition      hydrophobic interactions      electric field  
Received:  10 July 2021      Revised:  07 August 2021      Accepted manuscript online:  17 August 2021
PACS:  64.70.F- (Liquid-vapor transitions)  
  68.03.Hj (Liquid surface structure: measurements and simulations)  
  68.03.-g (Gas-liquid and vacuum-liquid interfaces)  
  68.18.Jk (Phase transitions in liquid thin films)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11875237).
Corresponding Authors:  Xiaoyan Zhou, Hangjun Lu     E-mail:  zxylu@zjnu.cn;zjlhjun@zjnu.cn

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Qi Feng(冯琦), Jiaxian Li(厉嘉贤), Xiaoyan Zhou(周晓艳), and Hangjun Lu(陆杭军) Effect of an electric field on dewetting transition of nitrogen-water system 2022 Chin. Phys. B 31 036801

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