Penetration of liquid metal droplets through membranes based on single-wall carbon nanotubes

V. M. Gubarev^ab, M. S. Krivokorytov^a, V. V. Ivanov^a, V. M. Krivtsun^a, V. V. Medvedev<sup>ab

a</sup> Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow, Russia
^b Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region

Abstract: The probability of penetration of droplets with different sizes (20 nm $\sim$1 $\mu$m) through a thin ($\sim$90 nm) protective membrane based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) has been experimentally determined. It is shown that the probability of penetration of droplets less than 200 nm in size through the SWCNT membrane is 0.4%. The paper presents the results of comparing the droplets deposition rate in terms of “effective” thickness measured in the experiments and calculated via the RZLINE model. The simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental data.

Keywords: SWCNT membranes, droplet penetration, RZLINE code.

Received: 29.11.2021
Revised: 16.12.2021
Accepted: 22.12.2021

DOI: 10.21883/PJTF.2022.06.52207.19091

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