TY - GEN
T1 - Mimicking the nature to achieve superhydrophobic surfaces by vapor phase deposition
AU - Gupta, Sushant
AU - Chakkaravarthi, Arul Arjunan
AU - Singh, Rajiv
AU - Stevens, Nate
AU - Opalko, Jeff
AU - Singh, Deepika
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A novel technique was developed to create superhydrophobic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) surface using nanosecond pulse electron deposition (PED) technique. The PTFE or Teflon thin films deposited on silicon substrate showed superhydrophobicity evidenced by the contact angle of 166±2. The SEM micrographs reveal the clustered growth of the deposited film and two level sub-micron asperities which is corroborated by the AFM. FTIR and contact angle studies were conducted to study the chemical nature and the wetting properties of the films.
AB - A novel technique was developed to create superhydrophobic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) surface using nanosecond pulse electron deposition (PED) technique. The PTFE or Teflon thin films deposited on silicon substrate showed superhydrophobicity evidenced by the contact angle of 166±2. The SEM micrographs reveal the clustered growth of the deposited film and two level sub-micron asperities which is corroborated by the AFM. FTIR and contact angle studies were conducted to study the chemical nature and the wetting properties of the films.
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U2 - 10.1557/proc-1008-t08-25
DO - 10.1557/proc-1008-t08-25
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AN - SCOPUS:70349910112
SN - 9781605604411
T3 - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
SP - 56
EP - 61
BT - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings - Nature of Design-Utilizing Biology's Portfolio
PB - Materials Research Society
T2 - Nature of Design-Utilizing Biology's Portfolio - 2007 MRS Spring Meeting
Y2 - 9 April 2007 through 13 April 2007
ER -