Superhydrophobic nanostructured ZnO thin films on aluminum alloy substrates by electrophoretic deposition process

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 327, Issue , 2015, Pages 327-334

  Huang, Ying ^a   Sarkar, D K ^a   Chen, X Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Aluminum alloy substrates; Electrophoretic deposition (EPD); Superhydrophobic ZnO thin film; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE FILMS; STEARIC ACID; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THIN FILMS; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ALUMINUM ALLOY SUBSTRATE; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION PROCESS; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; LOW SURFACE ENERGY; NANOPARTICLES SUSPENSION; NANOSTRUCTURED ZNO; WATER CONTACT ANGLE; ZNO THIN FILM;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84921646926     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.11.170     Document Type: Article

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