Direction control of quasi-stokeslet induced by thermoplasmonic heating of a water vapor microbubble
Direction control of quasi-stokeslet induced by thermoplasmonic heating of a water vapor microbubble
We investigate the control of flow direction around a water vapor bubble using the thermoplasmonic effect of a gold nanoisland film (GNF) under laser irradiation with multiple spots. By focusing a laser spot on the GNF immersed in degassed water, a water vapor bubble with a diameter of ~10 μm is generated. Simultaneously, a sub laser spot was focused next to the bubble to yield a temperature gradient in the direction parallel to the GNF surface. Consequently, rapid flow was generated around the bubble, whose flow direction was dependent on the power of the sub laser spot. The observed flow was well-described using a stokeslet; the latter contained components normal and parallel to the GNF surface and was set to 10 μm above the GNF. This technique allows us to apply a significant force on the microfluid at the vicinity of the wall in the direction parallel to the wall surface, where the flow speed is generally suppressed by viscosity. It is expected to be useful for microfluidic pumping and microfluidic thermal management.
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Namura, Kyoko, Imafuku, Souki, Kumar, Samir, Nakajima, Kaoru, Sakakura, Masaaki and Suzuki, Motofumi
(2019)
Direction control of quasi-stokeslet induced by thermoplasmonic heating of a water vapor microbubble.
Scientific Reports, 9 (1), [4770].
(doi:10.1038/s41598-019-41255-5).
Abstract
We investigate the control of flow direction around a water vapor bubble using the thermoplasmonic effect of a gold nanoisland film (GNF) under laser irradiation with multiple spots. By focusing a laser spot on the GNF immersed in degassed water, a water vapor bubble with a diameter of ~10 μm is generated. Simultaneously, a sub laser spot was focused next to the bubble to yield a temperature gradient in the direction parallel to the GNF surface. Consequently, rapid flow was generated around the bubble, whose flow direction was dependent on the power of the sub laser spot. The observed flow was well-described using a stokeslet; the latter contained components normal and parallel to the GNF surface and was set to 10 μm above the GNF. This technique allows us to apply a significant force on the microfluid at the vicinity of the wall in the direction parallel to the wall surface, where the flow speed is generally suppressed by viscosity. It is expected to be useful for microfluidic pumping and microfluidic thermal management.
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Accepted/In Press date: 4 March 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 March 2019
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/429385
ISSN: 2045-2322
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Souki Imafuku
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Samir Kumar
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Kaoru Nakajima
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Motofumi Suzuki
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