Underwater Superoleophobic Sapphire (0001) Surfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 27, 2015, Pages 15333-15338

  Akhtar, Naureen ^a   Holm, Vårin R A ^a   Thomas, Peter J ^b   Svardal, Benny ^b   Askeland, Simen H ^a   Holst, Bodil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b CHRISTIAN MICHELSEN RESEARCH AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; HYDROPHILICITY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ALPHA ALUMINA; KEY FACTORS; OIL DROPLETS; OIL INDUSTRIES; OPTICAL WINDOW; PROTECTIVE LAYERS; SAPPHIRE SURFACE; UNDERWATER SURVEILLANCE;

SAPPHIRE;

EID: 84936864577     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b03741     Document Type: Article

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