Z J Jiao et al 2008 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 355502 doi:10.1088/1751-8113/41/35/355502
Scattering and attenuation of surface acoustic waves in droplet actuation
Z J Jiao, X Y Huang and N-T Nguyen
Show affiliationsThis paper presents an analytical model for surface acoustic waves (SAW) in actuating a single liquid droplet on a piezoelectric substrate. Both scattering waves outside the droplet and attenuation waves beneath the droplet are obtained, and the energy transfer from SAW to droplet in the process of actuation is calculated. The results from this analytical model can provide qualitative explanations to some experimental observations, such as the weak actuation behind the droplet and flow patterns inside the droplet. It is found that effective actuation wavelength is around 1/5 of the droplet radius, at which the droplet absorbs the maximum incident SAW energy.
- PACS
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62.60.+v Acoustical properties of liquids
- MSC
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78A45 Diffraction, scattering (See also 34E20 for WKB methods)
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- Dates
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Issue 35 (5 September 2008)
Received 21 May 2008, in final form 3 July 2008
Published 29 July 2008
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Scattering and attenuation of surface acoustic waves in droplet actuation
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