Wettability of porous two-dimensional ZnO nanocrystal films

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1583-1589

  Shi, D ^a   Wang, X C ^b   Yao, Z W ^a   Liu, F ^a   Zhang, X B ^a   Cheng, J P ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic surface; Wettability; ZnO films

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SUBSTRATE; ALUMINUM SURFACE; HYDROPHILIC STATE; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; POROUS CONFIGURATION; POROUS STRUCTURES; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SURFACE FUNCTIONALISATION; UV IRRADIATION; WATER CONTACT ANGLE; ZNO; ZNO FILMS; ZNO NANOCRYSTAL; ZNO SURFACE;

ALUMINUM; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; METALLIC FILMS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WETTING; ZINC OXIDE;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 81155146135     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20492     Document Type: Article

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