Superhydrophobic carbon nanotube forests

被引：1412
作者：
Lau, KKS [1 ]
Bico, J
Teo, KBK
Chhowalla, M
Amaratunga, GAJ
Milne, WI
McKinley, GH
Gleason, KK
机构：
[1] MIT, Dept Chem Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] MIT, Dept Mech Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, England
[4] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Ceram & Mat Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
来源：
NANO LETTERS | 2003年 / 3卷 / 12期
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D O I：
10.1021/nl034704t
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
The present study demonstrates the creation of a stable, superhydrophobic surface using the nanoscale roughness inherent in a vertically aligned carbon nanotube forest together with a thin, conformal hydrophobic poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) coating on the surface of the nanotubes. Superhydrophobicity is achieved down to the microscopic level where essentially spherical, micrometer-sized water droplets can be suspended on top of the nanotube forest.
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页码：1701 / 1705
页数：5
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