22–25 May 2023
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Wetting and Drying Dynamics in Hierarchically Porous Silicon: An In-Situ X-Ray Microscopy Study

23 May 2023, 10:30
1h 30m
Poster Presentation (MS11) Microfluidics and nanofluidics in porous systems Poster

Speaker

Mrs Stella Gries (Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany — Center for Hybrid Nanostructures CHyN, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany)

Description

Hierarchical porosities consist of small, often nano-scaled pores as well as large, macroscopic pores to simultaneously achieve large inner surfaces in combination with optimized mass transport. The investigation of the capillary dynamics within optically opaque hierarchically porous membranes necessitates sophisticated microscopy techniques. First hints to unveil the dynamics are obtained from theoretical thoughts and lab-scale experiments, e.g. mass-uptake as a function of time or the mechanical response depending upon wetting and drying in dilatometry. However, these techniques do not spatially resolve on the rising liquid front, which we achieved with transmission X-ray microscopy at DESY’s beamline P05. The samples are scanned in radiography (2D) and tomography (3D) to resolve both the static structure and the capillary dynamics. The findings from those experiments can help to tailor hierarchical porous materials for their designated application and to tune the dynamics in wetting and drying depending on the needs.

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Primary authors

Mrs Stella Gries (Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany — Center for Hybrid Nanostructures CHyN, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany) Mrs Laura Gallardo Domínguez (Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany — Center for Hybrid Nanostructures CHyN, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany) Dr Mark Busch (Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany — Center for Hybrid Nanostructures CHyN, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany) Mrs Mariia Liseanskaia (Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany — Center for Hybrid Nanostructures CHyN, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany) Mr Juan Sánchez Calzado (Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany — Center for Hybrid Nanostructures CHyN, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany) Mr Mathis Boderius (Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany — Center for Hybrid Nanostructures CHyN, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany) Dr Silja Flenner (4Institute of Materials Physics, Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany) Dr Imke Greving (Institute of Materials Physics, Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany ) Prof. Patrick Huber (Hamburg University of Technology and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

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