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State transition of stable nanobubbles to unstable microbubbles on homogeneous surfaces

Binghai Wen1, Yongcai Pan1, Lijuan Zhang2, Shuo Wang3, Limin Zhou2,*, Chunlei Wang4,5,†, and Jun Hu4,5

  • 1School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
  • 2Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
  • 3Julong college, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
  • 4Zhangjiang Lab, Interdisplinary Research Center, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 5Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

  • *Corresponding authors: zhoulimin@zjlab.org.cn
  • †wangchunlei@zjlab.org.cn
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Phys. Rev. Fluids 7, 103601 – Published 4 October, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.103601

Abstract

Experiments have revealed the remarkably long lifetime of surface nanobubbles, but experiments have also demonstrated the diffusive instability of bubbles above micrometers; thus a physical understanding on the transition of bubbles stability is in urgent need. Herein, we develop a model to capture the state transition from stable nanobubbles to unstable microbubbles on homogeneous surfaces. The transition explains the typical long lifetime, limited height, and small contact angle of surface nanobubbles observed in experiments. The phase diagram shows that the bubble size and dissolved gas saturation determine the dynamic behaviors of surface bubbles, namely growth, stability, shrinkage, or dissolution.

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Phys. Rev. Fluids 7, 103601– Published 4 October, 2022
  • Received 24 December 2021
  • Accepted 20 September 2022
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