Measured surface energies (γs) of Titan haze analogs and the associated experimental setup with some experimental parameters (energy source and gas mixture composition).
†: Note that the actual surface energy of tholin sample measured by surface force apparatus may vary between 50-100 mJ/m2
Laboratory Location
(Setup) | Energy Source | Gas Mixture | γstot
(mJ/m2) | γsd
(mJ/m2) | γsd
(mJ/m2) | Measurement
Technique | Measurement Environment | Ref. |
JHU (PHAZER) | AC Plasma
Discharge | N2:CH4 (95:5) | 68.1±2.5
73.3±1.3
66† | 39.6±1.4
37.3±1.5
N/A | 28.5±2.2
36.0±1.5
N/A | Contact angle
SFA | air
inert
inert | Yu et al. (2020)
Li et al. (2022)
Yu et al. (2020)
|
UV Lamp | N2:CH4 (95:5) | 66.0±4.7
47.0±2.9 | 41.1±0.9
31.8±1.8 | 24.9±4.7
15.2±2.9 | Contact angle | air
inert | Yu et al. (2020)
Li et al. (2022) |
NASA ARC 2
(COSmIC) | DC Plasma
Discharge | N2:CH4 (95:5)
N2:CH4:C2H2 (94.5:5:0.5) | 65.8±1.9
53.4±5.2 | 45.7±2.1
44.4±1.0 | 20.1±1.8
9.0±5.1 | Contact Angle | inert
inert | Li et al. (2022) |
UNI (PAC) | UV Lamp | N2:CH4 (95:5) | 49.7±5.8 | 33.9±2.9 | 15.8±5.7 | Contact Angle | inert | Li et al. (2022) |
Recommended average surface energy, γavg
Recommended low-end surface energy, γlow
Recommended high-end surface energy, γhigh | 59.0
47.0
81.7 | 37.2
31.8
45.7 | 21.8
15.2
36.0 | | | |