Condensed water on superhydrophobic carbon films

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2174-2178

  Xiao, Xingcheng ^a   Cheng, Yang Tse ^a   Sheldon, Brian W ^b   Rankin, Janet ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; DROPS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MICROWAVES; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SURFACES;

CONDENSED WATER; CONTACT ANGLES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC BEHAVIOR;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 50449106459     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2008.0260     Document Type: Article

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