Preparation and hydrophobicity of biomorphic ZnO/carbon based on a lotus-leaf template

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 310-316

  Wang, Tianchi ^a   Chang, Lijing ^a   Hatton, Benjamin ^b   Kong, Jian ^a   Chen, Guang ^a   Jia, Yang ^a   Xiong, Dangsheng ^a   Wong, Chingping ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio inspired; Plant leaf; Superhydrophobicity; Template; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FLUORINE; SINTERING; ZINC OXIDE;

BIO-INSPIRED; CARBON SUBSTRATES; LEAF SURFACES; PLANT LEAF; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY; TEMPLATE; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

CARBON; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84905157351     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.07.022     Document Type: Article

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