An easy route to make superhydrophobic surface

Kalpataru Panda*, N. Kumar*, S. R. Polaki, B. K. Panigrahi

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Abstract

Superhydrophobic films with excellent flexibility have been fabricated on silicon surface, generated by means of a chemical galvanic cell route, within a short span of 10 sec. The results show a water contact angle of 155° (superhydrophobic) for the chemically modified silicon surface while it is 63° (hydrophilic) in pure silicon substrate. The surface roughness increases with well ordered protrusions after the chemical treatment. Surface roughness and low surface energy are ascribed for the superhydrophobic behavior of these chemically modified silicon surfaces.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSolid State Physics - Proceedings of the 56th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2011
Pages767-768
Number of pages2
Edition1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event56th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2011 - Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India
Duration: 19-12-201123-12-2011

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Number1
Volume1447
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference56th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2011
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityKattankulathur, Tamilnadu
Period19-12-1123-12-11

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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