摘要
A superhydrophobic ZnO nanorod films on zinc substrate were fabricated by natural oxidation of zinc metal and subsequent modification with a monolayer of n-octadecyl thiol (ODT). The surface morphology and composition were studied using SEM, XRD, and XPS, respectively. The surface of ZnO films directly grown on zinc substrate was hydrophilic with a water contact angle (CA) of 40 ± 2°, whereas the modified ZnO films by ODT exhibited the superhydrophobicity and the water CA on it was 153 ± 2°. It is shown that both the higher surface roughness and the lower surface free energy play an important role in creating the superhydrophobic surface.
源语言 | 英语 |
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页(从-至) | 732-736 |
页数 | 5 |
期刊 | Materials Science and Engineering: A |
卷 | 452-453 |
DOI | |
出版状态 | 已出版 - 15 4月 2007 |
已对外发布 | 是 |