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Current characteristics of stable cone–jet in electrohydrodynamic printing process

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Electrohydrodynamic printing (EHDP) may produce micro-/nano-patterns for various applications using an external electric field to drive a charged polymer jet. This paper investigates both current characteristics and governing parameters at stable cone–jet mode in EHDP process. Experimental results show that the current increases with increasing applied voltage, flow rate, fluidic conductivity, and even concentration. The convection current Ic dominates the EHDP process of extremely low-conductivity solution by Ic ∝ Q1/2, while the conduction current Io dominates the EHDP process of high-conductivity solution by Io ∝ QV, where Q is the flow rate of solution and V is the applied voltage.

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. 51805460, 51575464, 11762007, U1505243), and Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China (Grant no. 2018J01529).

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  1. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, 361024, China

    Wenwang Li, Xiang Wang & Zhiwei Luo

  2. Department of Instrumental and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China

    Gaofeng Zheng & Jiaxin Jiang

  3. School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, 333403, China

    Lei Xu

  4. School of Mathematical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China

    Shumin Guo

  5. Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China

    Daoheng Sun

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Li, W., Wang, X., Zheng, G. et al. Current characteristics of stable cone–jet in electrohydrodynamic printing process. Appl. Phys. A 124, 711 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-018-2133-0

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