Methods and preliminary measurement results of liquid Li wettability

G. Z. Zuo; J. S. Hu; J. Ren; Z. Sun; Q. X. Yang; J. G. Li; L. E. Zakharov; D. K. Mansfield

doi:10.1063/1.4865118

Methods and preliminary measurement results of liquid Li wettability

G. Z. Zuo
, J. S. Hu
, J. Ren
, Z. Sun
, Q. X. Yang
, J. G. Li
, L. E. Zakharov
, D. K. Mansfield

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A test of lithium wettability was performed in high vacuum (< 3 × 10^-4 Pa). High magnification images of Li droplets on stainless steel substrates were produced and processed using the MATLAB^® program to obtain clear image edge points. In contrast to the more standard "θ/2" or polynomial fitting methods, ellipse fitting of the complete Li droplet shape resulted in reliable contact angle measurements over a wide range of contact angles. Using the ellipse fitting method, it was observed that the contact angle of a liquid Li droplet on a stainless steel substrate gradually decreased with increasing substrate temperature. The critical wetting temperature of liquid Li on stainless steel was observed to be about 290 C.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	023506
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	85
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865118
State	Published - Feb 2014
Externally published	Yes

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