Shanshan Xu

TL;DR: In this article, a stable and efficient jumping droplet condensation on a superhydrophobic surface with three-dimensional (3D) copper nanowire networks was demonstrated for the first time.

TL;DR: This work presents a novel strategy to manipulate droplet behaviors during the process from the droplet nucleation to growth and departure through a combination of spatially controlling initial nucleation for mobile droplets by closely spaced nanowires and promoting the spontaneous outward movement of droplets for rapid removal using micropatterned nanowire arrays.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cost-effective hybrid mesh wicking structure is presented to enable a novel capillary-driven liquid film boiling heat transfer by simultaneously improving liquid supply and increasing nucleation sites.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed flexible thermal ground planes (TGPs) with an ultra-thin thickness of 0.5 mm using copper-cladded polyimide as the encasing material, woven copper mesh as a wick, and electroplated copper pillars to support a vapor core.

TL;DR: In this paper, a superhydrophobic hierarchical mesh-covered (hi-mesh) surface is presented to enable continuous sucking flow of liquid condensate, which achieves fourfold higher droplet growth and 368% faster surface refreshing compared to the state-of-the-art dropwise condensation.