When a colloidal suspension is exposed to a strong rotating electric field, an aggregation of the suspended particles is induced to appear. In such clusters, the separation between the suspended particles is so close ...When a colloidal suspension is exposed to a strong rotating electric field, an aggregation of the suspended particles is induced to appear. In such clusters, the separation between the suspended particles is so close that one could not neglect the multiple image effect on the electrorotation (ER) spectrum. Since so far the exact multiple image method exists in two dimensions only, rather than in three dimensions, we investigate the ER spectrum of the clustered colloidal particles in two dimensions, in which many cylindrical particles are randomly distributed in a sheet cluster. We report the dependence of the ER spectrum on the materialparameters. It is shown that the multiple image method predicts two characteristic frequencies, at which the rotation speed reaches maximum. To this end, the multiple image method is numerically demonstrated to be in good agreement with the known Maxwell-Garnett approximation.展开更多
Experimental and computational methods are used to optimize the electrostatic field for levitating metallic materials.The calculated launch voltage increases linearly with the distance between top and bottom electrode...Experimental and computational methods are used to optimize the electrostatic field for levitating metallic materials.The calculated launch voltage increases linearly with the distance between top and bottom electrodes.The combination of a larger top electrode diameter with a smaller bottom diameter may enhance the levitation ability because the electric field intensity near the levitated sample is strengthened.Top convex and bottom concave electrodes can guarantee good levitation stability but decrease the levitation force.The design of bottom electrode is crucial to attain not only a stable levitation state but also a higher levitation capability.As a measure characterizing the intrinsic levitation ability of various materials,the product of density and diameter of levitated samples can be used to determine the launch voltage for counteracting gravity according to a power relationship.展开更多
文摘When a colloidal suspension is exposed to a strong rotating electric field, an aggregation of the suspended particles is induced to appear. In such clusters, the separation between the suspended particles is so close that one could not neglect the multiple image effect on the electrorotation (ER) spectrum. Since so far the exact multiple image method exists in two dimensions only, rather than in three dimensions, we investigate the ER spectrum of the clustered colloidal particles in two dimensions, in which many cylindrical particles are randomly distributed in a sheet cluster. We report the dependence of the ER spectrum on the materialparameters. It is shown that the multiple image method predicts two characteristic frequencies, at which the rotation speed reaches maximum. To this end, the multiple image method is numerically demonstrated to be in good agreement with the known Maxwell-Garnett approximation.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50971103 and 51271150)the Program for New Century Excellent Talentsthe NPU Foundation for Fundamental Research
文摘Experimental and computational methods are used to optimize the electrostatic field for levitating metallic materials.The calculated launch voltage increases linearly with the distance between top and bottom electrodes.The combination of a larger top electrode diameter with a smaller bottom diameter may enhance the levitation ability because the electric field intensity near the levitated sample is strengthened.Top convex and bottom concave electrodes can guarantee good levitation stability but decrease the levitation force.The design of bottom electrode is crucial to attain not only a stable levitation state but also a higher levitation capability.As a measure characterizing the intrinsic levitation ability of various materials,the product of density and diameter of levitated samples can be used to determine the launch voltage for counteracting gravity according to a power relationship.
