Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7834848 | Applied Surface Science | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Superhydrophobic ZnO surfaces with reversibly tunable wettability were fabricated on stainless steel meshes via a facile chemical bath deposition method just by regulating the micro/nano structured ZnO needles without using chemical post modifications. The obtained surfaces can be easily and reversibly switched between superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic/underwater superoleophobic characteristics by altering the annealing temperatures. As-prepared sample exhibited long-term superhydrophobic properties with a water contact angle (WCA) of 163.8°â¯Â±â¯1.8° and contact angle hysteresis (CAH) of 1.1°â¯Â±â¯0.8°. The SEM, XRD, XPS and Raman analyses were employed to characterize the morphological features and surface chemistry of the prepared samples. SEM images showed the formation of ZnO micro/nanoneedles with a diameter of â¼90â¯nm on the substrate. The superhydrophobic ZnO surface was switched to highly hydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic properties with an oil contact angle (OCA) of about 172.5° after being annealed at 400â¯Â°C in air for 30â¯min and restored to superhydrophobic state again by altering the annealing temperature to 150â¯Â°C. Mechanical durability of the ZnO superhydrophobic surface was tested by an abrasion test. Results confirmed that the prepared surface exhibited an excellent robustness after 20 abrasion cycles under the pressure of 4.7â¯kPa.
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Authors
Elmira Velayi, Reza Norouzbeigi,