Wettability, FTIR and dielectric studies of 1,4-dioxane and water system

Wettability studies are of importance for electronic devices. Various methods are known to convert the hydrophobic substrates to hydrophilic substrates, but the studies on the relative dependence of wettability with varying concentrations of an aqueous system are meager. The wetting of different substrates with varying concentration of 1,4-dioxane in water is investigated and the results of concentration dependence of wetting are presented. The FTIR spectrum shows a blue shift of the OH peak--a feature typical of aqueous-1,4-dioxane systems. Concentration dependence of dielectric permittivity of this system also showed an anomaly.