Publication
2025
Pinning-Induced Microdroplet Self-Transport
Cha, H., Kim, M.-K., Chang, H. C., Zhang, L., and N. Miljkovic
ACS Nano, 19 (11), 11049–11057, 2025
2023
Design Considerations for Next-Generation Sorbent-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting Devices
Wilson, C. T., Cha, H., Zhong, Y., Li, A., Lin, E., and El Fil, B.
Device, 1 (2), 10052, 2023
Ultra-resilient multi-layer fluorinated diamond like carbon hydrophobic surfaces
Hoque, M.J., Li, L., Ma, J., Cha, H., Sett, S., Yan, X., Rabbi, K. F., Ho, J. Y., Khodakarami, S., Suwala, J., Mohammadmoradi, O., Ince, G. O., and Miljkovic, N.
Nature Communications, 14, 4902, 2023
Capillary Transfer of Self-Assembled Colloidal Crystals
Díaz-Marín, C. D., Li, D., Vázquez-Cosme, F. J., Pajovic, S., Cha, H., Song, Y., Kilpatrick, C., Vaartstra, G., Wilson, C. T., Boriskina, S., and Wang, E. N.
Nano Letters, 23 (5), 1888–1896, 2023
2022
Three-Tier Hierarchical Structures for Extreme Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Performance
Song, Y., Díaz‐Marín, C. D., Zhang, L., Cha, H., Zhao, Y., and Wang, E. N.
Advanced Materials, 34 (32), 2200899, 2022
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Enhancement of Boiling with Scalable Sandblasted Surfaces
Song, Y., Wang, C., Preston, D. J., Su, G., Rahman, M. M., Cha, H., Seong, J. H., Philips, B., Bucci, M., and Wang, E. N.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14 (7), 9788-9794, 2022
The Apparent Surface Free Energy of Rare Earth Oxides is Governed by Hydrocarbon Adsorption
Oh, J., Orejon, D., Park, W., Cha, H., Sett, S., Yokoyama, Y., Thoréton, V., Takata, Y., and Miljkovic, N.
iScience, 25 (1), 103691, 2022
2021
Alteration of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer on Metallic Surfaces by In Situ Oxidation
Song, Y., Cha, H., Liu, Z., Seong, J. H., Zhang, L., Preston, D. J., and Wang, E. N.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 185, 122320, 2021
Lubricant-Infused Surfaces for Low Surface Tension Fluids: Extent of Lubricant Miscibility
Sett, S., Oh, J., Cha, H., Veriotti, T., Bruno, A., Yan, X., Barac, G., Bolton, L., and Miljkovic, N.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13 (19), 23121-23133, 2021
2020
Enhanced Condensation on Liquid-Infused Nanoporous Surfaces by Vibration-Assisted Droplet Sweeping
Oh, I., Cha, H., Chen, J., Chavan, S., Awad, A., Darwish, O., Miljkovic, N., and Hu, Y.
ACS Nano, 14 (10), 13367–13379, 2020
Electrothermal Soft Manipulator Enabling Rapid Transport and Handling of Thin Biological Sheets and Electronic Devices
Kim, B. S., Kim, M. K., Cho, Y., Hamed, E. E., Gillette, M. U., Cha, H., Miljkovic, N., Aakalu, V. K., Kang, K., Son, K. N., Schachtschneider, K. M., Schook, L. B., Hu, C., Popescu, G., Balance, W. C., Yu, S., Im, S. G., Lee, J., Lee, C. H., and Kong, H.
Science Advances, 6 (42), eabc5630, 2020
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Breaking Droplet Jumping Energy Conversion Limits with Superhydrophobic Microgrooves
Peng, Q., Yan, X., Li, J., Li, L., Cha, H., Ding, Y., Dang, C., Li, J., and Miljkovic, N.
Langmuir, 36 (21), 9510-9522, 2020
Recent Developments, Challenges, and Pathways to Stable Dropwise Condensation: A Perspective
Ma, J., Sett, S., Cha, H., Yang, X., and Miljkovic, N.
Applied Physics Letters, 116, 260501, 2020
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Atmosphere-Mediated Scalable and Durable Biphilicity on Rationally Designed Structured Surfaces
Yan, X., Chen, F., Zhang, X., Qin, Y., Zhao, C., Sett, S., Cha, H., Hoque, M. J., Zhao, F., Huang, Z., and Miljkovic, N.
Advanced Materials Interfaces, 7 (13), 2000475, 2020
High-Throughput Stamping of Hybrid Functional Surfaces
Hoque, M. J., Yan, X., Keum, H., Li, L., Cha, H., Park, J. K., Kim, S., and Miljkovic, N.
Langmuir, 36 (21), 5730–5744, 2020
Dropwise condensation on Solid Hydrophilic Surfaces
Cha, H.*, Vahabi, H.*, Wu, A., Chavan, S., Kim, M.-K., Wang, W., Kota, A. K., and Miljkovic
*Equal Contribution
Science Advances, 6 (2), eaax0746, 2020
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2019
In Situ Droplet Microgoniometry Using Optical Microscopy
Cha, H., Ma, J., Kim, Y. S., Li, L., Sun, L., Tong, J., and Miljkovic, N.
ACS Nano, 13 (11), 113343-13353, 2019
Condensation Induced Delamination of Nanoscale Hydrophobic Films
Ma, J., Cha, H., Kim, M.-K., Cahill, D. G., and Miljkovic, N.
Advanced Functional Materials, 29 (43), 1905222, 2019
Ultra-scalable multifunctional nanoengineered copper and aluminum for anti-adhesion and bactericidal applications
Reed, J., Gonsalves, A. E., Román, J. K., Oh, J., Cha, H., Dana, C. E., Toc, M. A., Hong, S., Hoffman, J. B., Andrade, J. E., Jo, K. D., Alleyne, M., Miljkovic, N., and Cropek, D. M.
ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2 (7), 2726-2737, 2019
Atmospheric-Mediated Superhydrophobicity of Rationally Designed Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces
Yan, X., Huang, Z., Sett, S., Oh, J., Cha, H., Li, L., Feng, L., and Miljkovic, N.
ACS Nano, 13 (4), 4160-4173, 2019
2017
Nanoscale-Agglomerate-Mediated Heterogeneous Nucleation
Cha, H., Wu, A., Kim, M.-K., Saigusa, K., Liu, A., and Miljkovic, N.
Nano Letters, 17 (12), 7544-7551, 2017
Focal Plane Shift Imaging for the Analysis of Multi-Droplet Jumping
Cha, H., Chun, J. M., Xu, Y., and Miljkovic, N.
Journal of Heat Transfer, 139 (2), 020903, 2017
2016
Coalescence-induced nanodroplet jumping
Cha, H., Xu, C., Sotelo, J., Chun, J. M., Yokoyama, Y., Enright, R., and Miljkovic, N.
Physical Review Fluids, 1 (6), 064102, 2016
Focal Plane Shift Imaging for the Analysis of Dynamic Wetting Processes
Cha, H., Chun, J. M., Sotelo, J., and Miljkovic, N.
ACS Nano, 10 (9), 8223-8232, 2016
Heat Transfer through a Condensate Droplet on Hydrophobic and Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Chavan, S., Cha, H., Orejon, D., Nawaz, K., Singla, N., Yeung, Y.-F., Park, D., Kang, D. H., Chang, Y., Takata, Y., and Miljkovic, N.
Langmuir, 32 (31), 7774-7787, 2016
2015
Enhanced Jumping-Droplet Departure
Kim, M.-K., Cha, H., Birbarah, P., Chavan, S., Zhong, C., Xu, Y., and Miljkovic, N.
Langmuir, 31 (49), 13452-13466, 2015
Solution-Mediated Selective Nanosoldering of Carbon Nanotube Junctions for Improved Device Performance
Do, J., Chang, N. N., Estrada, D., Lian, F., Cha, H., Duan, X. J., Haasch, R. T., Pop, E., Girolami, G. S., and Lyding, J. W.
ACS Nano, 9 (5), 4806–4813, 2015
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