Out-of-plane Continuous Electrowetting Actuation of Liquid Metal
Published in Electronics Letters, 2017
K. J. Sarabia, S. S. Yamada, R. C. Gough, M. R. Moorefield, A. W. Combs, W. A. Shiroma, A. T. Ohta
Abstract
Liquid metal is actuated against the force of gravity using low-voltage, low-power continuous electrowetting. The liquid metal moves from a lower reservoir to an upper reservoir, a distance of 12 mm, in 1.66 s. This demonstrates that the electrokinetic actuation of liquid metal is not limited to two-dimensional movement.