Facile synthesis of superhydrophobic surface of ZnO nanoflakes: Chemical coating and UV-induced wettability conversion

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yao, Lujun ^a   Zheng, Maojun ^a   Li, Changli ^a   Ma, Li ^a   Shen, Wenzhong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical coating; Corrosion protection; Superhydrophobic; UV irradiation; ZnO nanoflakes

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CONTACT ANGLE; CORROSION PROTECTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; MOLECULES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; WETTING; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL COATINGS; HYDROTHERMAL TECHNIQUES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D); ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; UV IRRADIATION; ZNO NANOFLAKES;

CORROSION RESISTANT COATINGS;

EID: 84860663641     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-216     Document Type: Article

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