| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5369075 | Applied Surface Science | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Stable, transparent and superhydrophobic carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposite films were fabricated by one-step spray casting process using the polystyrene functionalized CNTs, which were prepared by “living” free-radical polymerization and analyzed by means of infrared spectroscopy and thermal gravimetric analysis. The CNT film has a high water contact angle of 160° and a sliding angle of less than 3°. The surface topography of the fabricated film was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy. The transparency of the CNT film was investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy. The result shows that the CNT film has light transmittance of about 78% in the visible light region.
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Authors
Jin Yang, Zhaozhu Zhang, Xuehu Men, Xianghui Xu,