Superhydrophobic carbon fiber surfaces prepared by growth of carbon nanostructures and polydimethylsiloxane coating

Hyun Ook Seo, Kwang Dae Kim, Myung Geun Jeong, Young Dok Kim, Kang Ho Choi, Eun Mi Hong, Kyu Hwan Lee, Dong Chan Lim

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Abstract

We prepared nanostructured carbon fiber surfaces using chemical vapor deposition in which Ni nanoparticles were used as carbon nanostructure growth catalysts. The surface of the nanostructured carbon fiber was covered by a thin polydimethylsiloxane film. This surface showed superhydrophobic behavior with a water contact angle close to 170 °C, and its superhydrophobicity was sustained in a wide pH range (1-13). [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)216-219
Number of pages4
JournalMacromolecular Research
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012

Keywords

  • carbon
  • nanostructures
  • superhydrophobicity
  • thin film

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