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Tailoring the hydraulic impedance of out-of-plane micromachined electrospray sources with integrated electrodes

Krpoun, Renato
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Smith, Katherine
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Stark, John
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2009
Applied Physics Letters

Hydraulic impedance is a critical parameter for the operation of electrospray emitters, and for preventing flooding when spraying from arrays of emitters. Controlling flow rate by tuning the flow impedance allows accessing different operating modes, such as droplet, ionic, or pulsating. We report on a method to tailor the hydraulic impedance of micromachined capillary out-of-plane emitters with integrated extractor electrodes by filling them with silica microspheres. Spraying the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMI-BF4), we demonstrate the ability to tune from droplet emission to pure ion emission depending on microbead diameter, obtaining stable emission from single emitters and from arrays of 19 emitters.

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research article
DOI
10.1063/1.3117191
Web of Science ID

WOS:000265823300085

Author(s)
Krpoun, Renato
Smith, Katherine
Stark, John
Shea, Herbert  
Date Issued

2009

Publisher

American Institute of Physics

Published in
Applied Physics Letters
Volume

94

Article Number

163502

Subjects

Electrospray

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MEMS

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propulsion

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ionic liquid

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REVIEWED

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April 22, 2009
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