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  • Title: Preparation of superhydrophobic silicon oxide nanowire surfaces.
    Author: Coffinier Y, Janel S, Addad A, Blossey R, Gengembre L, Payen E, Boukherroub R.
    Journal: Langmuir; 2007 Feb 13; 23(4):1608-11. PubMed ID: 17279635.
    Abstract:
    The paper reports on the preparation of superhydrophobic amorphous silicon oxide nanowires (a-SiONWs) on silicon substrates with a contact angle greater than 150 degrees by means of surface roughness and self-assembly. Nanowires with an average mean diameter in the range 20-150 nm and 15-20 microm in length were obtained by the so-called solid-liquid-solid (SLS) technique. The porous nature and the high roughness of the resulting surfaces were confirmed by AFM imaging. The superhydrophobicity resulted from the combined effects of surface roughness and chemical modification with fluorodecyl trichlorosilane.
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