Haze Surface Energy

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