Superhydrophobic and transparent coatings prepared by self-assembly of dual-sized silica particles

Frontiers of Materials Science in China

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-188

  Xu, Qian Feng ^a   Wang, Jian Nong ^b  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Dual sized particles; Self assembly; Silica coating; Superhydrophobicity; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953081489     PISSN: 16737377     EISSN: 16737482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11706-010-0020-5     Document Type: Article

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