Kesong Liu et al 2008 Nanotechnology 19 165604 doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/16/165604
Kesong Liu1, Jin Zhai1 and Lei Jiang1,2,3
Show affiliationsSuperhydrophobic Sb2O3 films with micro–nanoscale hierarchical structures have been successfully synthesized for the first time. The resultant materials were characterized in detail by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and water contact angle measurements. The water static contact angle of the obtained Sb2O3 film is about 159° ± 2° and the sliding angle is less than 5°. Reasonable mechanisms for the formation of micro–nanoscale hierarchical structures and for the superhydrophobic properties with a small sliding angle of the obtained Sb2O3 film are also presented in this work.
81.16.-c Methods of nanofabrication and processing
68.55.-a Thin film structure and morphology
81.07.-b Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
68.37.Lp Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
68.37.Hk Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (including EBIC)
Soft matter, liquids and polymers
Issue 16 (23 April 2008)
Received 7 December 2007, in final form 19 February 2008
Published 20 March 2008
Kesong Liu et al 2008 Nanotechnology 19 165604
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