Flame synthesis of superhydrophobic amorphous carbon surfaces

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1702-1706

  Naha, Sayangdev ^a   Sen, Swarnendu ^b   Puri, Ishwar K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 34250850779     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.04.018     Document Type: Letter

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