Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences

Development of materials with periodically arranged groups of microparticles by photopolymerization of Faraday ripple patterns

Authors: A. B. Ezersky (Institute of Applied Physics RAS), B. S. Kaverin (Institute of Organometallic Chemistry RAS), S. V. Kiyashko (Institute of Applied Physics RAS), S. A. Chesnokov (Institute of Organometallic Chemistry RAS)

Abstract

It was shown in experiment that parametric excitation of capillary waves in a liquid polymer may give rise to spatially periodic distribution of microparticles. Particle distribution repeats the structure of the waves excited on the surface of the liquid. It was found that photopolymerization makes it possible to fix position of microparticles and produce materials with controllable spatially periodic inhomogeneities.