Using interference microscopy to study dewetting relaxations
Project Description
Dewetting dynamics at soft interfaces has recently attracted great attention due to their unique physical properties. Compared to dewetting at stiff surfaces, soft wetting dynamics is complicated by the moving contact ridge near contact points. While several theoretical models have been proposed for the dissipation mechanisms of soft dewetting, direct measurements of such dynamic processes are experimentally challenging. In this project, the student will study this phenonmenon through interference microscopy.
Supervisor
XU, Qin
Quota
1
Course type
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
The student will assist a PG student to conduct dewetting experiments using a low-coherent interference microscope and analyze the resulting images.
Applicant's Learning Objectives
(1) Understand the basic principles of interference microscopy
(2) Characterize dewetting dynamics at soft interfaces.
(2) Characterize dewetting dynamics at soft interfaces.
Complexity of the project
Moderate