Fabrication of superhydrophobic and conductive surface based on carbon nanotubes

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 423, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-76

  Zhao, L ^a   Liu, W L ^a   Zhang, L D ^a   Yao, J S ^a   Xu, W H ^a   Wang, X Q ^b   Wu, Y Z ^b  

^a Shandong Polytechnic University   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Conductive; Grafting; Stability; Superhydrophobic

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BATTERY ELECTRODE; BUTYL METHACRYLATES; CONDUCTIVE; CONDUCTIVE SURFACES; EXPOSURE-TIME; METHYLSTYRENE; PH VALUE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RAMAN SPECTROMETERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SLIDING ANGLE; STATIC WATER; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

ALPHA METHYLSTYRENE; CARBON NANOTUBE; COPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED RADIATION; NANOFABRICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84874417352     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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