Fabrication and superhydrophobicity of fluorinated titanium dioxide nanocoatings Export

@article{citeulike:5628918, abstract = {This study demonstrates the fabrication of a stable superhydrophobic surface with low contact angle hysteresis (CAH) using an arrangement of nanoscale TiO 2 spheres. The control of precursor quantity is selected as the key factor in determining surface roughness that significantly intensifies water contact angle (CA) of TiO 2 films. After surface fluorination treatment, the anatase-type crystalline surfaces exhibit good water repellency (CA 166.1°), low CAH ( 6°), and superhydrophobic stability (>60 min). Enhanced water repellency is attributed to the fact that the higher density of TiO 2 spheres results in more tortuous three-phase contact line, leading to the self-cleaning effect. Such a unique textured surface imparts many promising potentials for engineering and the development of optics devices with robust superhydrophobic materials.}, author = {Hsieh, Chien-Te and Lai, Meng-Hsuan and Cheng, Yu-Shun}, citeulike-article-id = {5628918}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2009.08.029}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0021979709010972}, day = {15}, doi = {10.1016/j.jcis.2009.08.029}, issn = {00219797}, journal = {Journal of Colloid and Interface Science}, keywords = {cvd, stable, superhydrophobic, tio2}, month = {December}, number = {2}, pages = {237--242}, posted-at = {2009-11-11 13:32:42}, priority = {2}, title = {Fabrication and superhydrophobicity of fluorinated titanium dioxide nanocoatings}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2009.08.029}, volume = {340}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5628918 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5628918 N2 - This study demonstrates the fabrication of a stable superhydrophobic surface with low contact angle hysteresis (CAH) using an arrangement of nanoscale TiO 2 spheres. The control of precursor quantity is selected as the key factor in determining surface roughness that significantly intensifies water contact angle (CA) of TiO 2 films. After surface fluorination treatment, the anatase-type crystalline surfaces exhibit good water repellency (CA 166.1°), low CAH ( 6°), and superhydrophobic stability (>60 min). Enhanced water repellency is attributed to the fact that the higher density of TiO 2 spheres results in more tortuous three-phase contact line, leading to the self-cleaning effect. Such a unique textured surface imparts many promising potentials for engineering and the development of optics devices with robust superhydrophobic materials. IS - 2 JF - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science SN - 00219797 EP - 242 TI - Fabrication and superhydrophobicity of fluorinated titanium dioxide nanocoatings VL - 340 SP - 237 KW - cvd KW - stable KW - superhydrophobic KW - tio2 AU - Hsieh, Chien-Te AU - Lai, Meng-Hsuan AU - Cheng, Yu-Shun PY - 2009/12/15/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2009.08.029 ER -