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An easy route to make superhydrophobic surface

  • Kalpataru Panda*
  • , N. Kumar*
  • , S. R. Polaki
  • , B. K. Panigrahi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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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