Production of a superhydrophilic surface by aluminum-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 46, 2008, Pages

  Kollias, Kenneth ^a,c   Wang, Hengyu ^b   Song, Ying ^b   Zou, Min ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

^c SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRYSTALLIZATION; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; SILICON;

A STABLES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATIONS; NANOSCALE; SILICON SPIKES; SUPER HYDROPHILICITIES; SUPERHYDROPHILIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

ALUMINUM; GLASS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 58149263219     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/46/465304     Document Type: Article

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