Controllable fabrication of superhydrophobic TiO2 coating with improved transparency and thermostability

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 441, Issue , 2014, Pages 298-305

  Wang, Yanfen ^a   Li, Benxia ^a   Liu, Tongxuan ^a   Xu, Chuyang ^a   Ge, Zhiwei ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical deposition; Superhydrophobic surface; Transparent coating

Indexed keywords

GLASS; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOWIRES; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSPARENCY;

CHEMICAL DEPOSITION; HIERARCHICAL MORPHOLOGY; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY; TIO; TRANSPARENT COATINGS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE (WCA);

COATINGS;

EID: 84885456548     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.09.023     Document Type: Article

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