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Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Metal Surfaces for Anti-Icing Applications
Published on: August 15, 2018
Femtosecond laser induced hierarchical ZnO superhydrophobic surfaces with switchable wettability
Jiale Yong1, Feng Chen, Qing Yang
1State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering & Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronics & Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China. chenfeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn yangqing@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A simple and one-step method to form a rough ZnO layer consisting of micro/nanoscale hierarchical structures via direct femtosecond laser ablation of the Zn surface is reported for the first time. The resultant surfaces show switchable wettability between superhydrophobicity and quasi-superhydrophilicity via alternate UV irradiation and dark storage.
