Superhydrophobic surfaces via controlling the morphology of ZnO micro/nano complex structure

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/19/5/056701

Abstract ZnO micro/nano complex structure films, including reticulate papillary nodes, petal-like and flake-hole, have been self-assembled by a hydrothermal technique at different temperatures without metal catalysts. The wettability of the above film surfaces was modified with a simple coating of heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxy-silane in toluene. After modifying, the surface of ZnO film grown at 50 ${^\circ}$C was converted from superhydrophilic with a water contact angle lower than 5$^{\circ}$ to superhydrophobic with a water contact angle of 165$^{\circ}$. Additionally, the surface of reticulate papillary nodes ZnO film grown at 100 ${^\circ}$C had excellent superhydrophobicity, with a water contact angle of 173$^{\circ}$ and a sliding angle lower than 2$^{\circ}$. Furthermore, the water contact angle on the surface of petal-like and flake-hole ZnO films grown at 150 ${^\circ}$C and 200 ${^\circ}$C were found to be 140$^{\circ}$ and 120$^{\circ}$, respectively. The wettability for the samples was found to depend strongly on the surface morphology which results from the growth temperature.

Keywords: hydrothermal superhydrophobic ZnO micro/nano complex structure

Received: 28 October 2009
Revised: 23 November 2009
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PACS:	68.55.-a	(Thin film structure and morphology)
	81.16.Dn	(Self-assembly)
	68.55.A-	(Nucleation and growth)
	68.37.Hk	(Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (including EBIC))
	68.08.Bc	(Wetting)

Fund: Project supported by the 973 Program of China (Grant No.~2006CB302900) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.~50872129).

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Gong Mao-Gang(公茂刚), Xu Xiao-Liang(许小亮), Yang Zhou(杨周), Liu Yan-Song(刘艳松), and Liu Ling(刘玲) Superhydrophobic surfaces via controlling the morphology of ZnO micro/nano complex structure 2010 Chin. Phys. B 19 056701

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