Oscillations of aqueous PEDOT:PSS fluid droplets and the properties of complex fluids in drop-on-demand inkjet printing
View / Open Files
Authors
Hsiao, Wen-Kai
Martin, Graham
Jung, Sungjune
Butler, Simon A
Morrison, Neil F
Harlen, Oliver G
Yang, Lisong S
Baine, Colin D
Publication Date
2015-05-23Journal Title
Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
ISSN
0377-0257
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
223
Pages
28-36
Language
English
Type
Article
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Hoath, S., Hsiao, W., Martin, G., Jung, S., Butler, S. A., Morrison, N. F., Harlen, O. G., et al. (2015). Oscillations of aqueous PEDOT:PSS fluid droplets and the properties of complex fluids in drop-on-demand inkjet printing. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 223 28-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2015.05.006
Abstract
Shear-thinning aqueous poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrene sulphonate) (PEDOT:PSS) fluids were studied under the conditions of drop-on-demand inkjet printing. Ligament retraction caused oscillation of the resulting drops, from which values of surface tension and viscosity were derived. Effective viscosities of <4 mPa s at drop oscillation frequencies of 13–33 kHz were consistent with conventional high-frequency rheometry, with only a small possible contribution from viscoelasticity with a relaxation time of about 6 μs. Strong evidence was found that the viscosity, reduced by shear-thinning in the printhead nozzle, recovered as the drop formed. The low viscosity values measured for the drops in flight were associated with the strong oscillation induced by ligament retraction, while for a weakly perturbed drop the viscosity remained high. Surface tension values in the presence of surfactant were significantly higher than the equilibrium values, and consistent with the surface age of the drops.
[Graphical abstract - see article]
Keywords
Inkjet printing, PEDOT:PSS, Shear thinning fluids, Drop oscillations, Dynamic surface tension, Shear thinning recovery time
Sponsorship
This work was supported by EPSRC and a consortium of industrial partners (EPSRC Grant no. EP/H018913/1: Innovation in industrial inkjet technology). The high-speed camera and high power flash lamp were provided by the EPSRC Engineering Instrument Pool and we thank Adrian Walker for his help.
Funder references
EPSRC (EP/H018913/1)
Identifiers
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2015.05.006
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/248415
Rights
Attribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales
Licence URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/
Recommended or similar items
The following licence files are associated with this item: