Wettability-controllable super water- and moderately oil-repellent surface fabricated by wet chemical etching

Tae Il Kim, Dongha Tahk, Hong H. Lee

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Abstract

A facile fabrication method is presented for a super-repellent surface, in which a silicon wafer is etched with a wet chemical method and treated by a fluorinated self-assembled monolayer. This surface is composed of harshly rough nanostructures and highly dense nanoholes. The contact angle of both water and oil with the surface is larger than 150°. The self-cleaning capability of the surface allows for the removal of sticky powders with glycerin droplet. Any desired part(s) of the super-repellent surface can be turned superamphiphilic by simply exposing the desired part(s) to ultraviolet light.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6576-6579
Number of pages4
JournalLangmuir
Volume25
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

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