Efficient self-propelling of small-scale condensed microdrops by closely packed ZnO nanoneedles

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2084-2088

  Tian, Jian ^a,c   Zhu, Jie ^a   Guo, Hao Yuan ^b   Li, Juan ^a   Feng, Xi Qiao ^b   Gao, Xuefeng ^a  

^a SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO TECH AND NANO BIONICS   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

condensation; hydrophobic effect; low adhesive; microdrop self propelling; nanostructure; surface science

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; DESIGN; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANONEEDLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES;

CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBIC EFFECT; HYDROPHOBIC MODIFICATION; LOW-ADHESIVE; MICRODROPS; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE; SELF-PROPELLED JUMPING; SURFACE SCIENCE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84903143628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500798m     Document Type: Article

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