Superhydrophobic surfaces by electrochemical processes

T Darmanin, ET de Givenchy, S Amigoni… - Advanced …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This review is an exhaustive representation of the electrochemical processes reported in the
literature to produce superhydrophobic surfaces. Due to the intensive demand in the …

Metallic surfaces with special wettability

K Liu, L Jiang - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Metals are important and irreplaceable engineered materials in our society. Nature is a
school for scientists and engineers, which has long served as a source of inspiration for …

A comparative study of droplet impact dynamics on a dual-scaled superhydrophobic surface and lotus leaf

L Chen, Z Xiao, PCH Chan, YK Lee, Z Li - Applied surface science, 2011 - Elsevier
The impact dynamics of water droplets on an artificial dual-scaled superhydrophobic surface
was studied and compared with that of a lotus leaf with impact velocity V up to 3 m/s. The …

AgCu bimetallic electrocatalysts for the reduction of biomass-derived compounds

G Sanghez de Luna, PH Ho, A Sacco… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical transformation of biomass-derived compounds (eg, aldehyde
electroreduction to alcohols) is gaining increasing interest due to the sustainability of this …

One-step fabrication of nanostructured Ni film with lotus effect from deep eutectic solvent

C Gu, J Tu - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
We report a procedure to fabricate nanostructured Ni films via programmed electrochemical
deposition from a choline-chloride-based ionic liquid at a high temperature of 90° C. Three …

Multifunctional superhydrophobic polymer/carbon nanocomposites: graphene, carbon nanotubes, or carbon black?

A Asthana, T Maitra, R Büchel, MK Tiwari… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Superhydrophobic surfaces resisting water penetration into their texture under dynamic
impact conditions and offering simultaneously additional functionalities can find use in a …

Fabrication of robust surfaces with special wettability on porous copper substrates for various oil/water separations

C Cao, J Cheng - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
We fabricated robust superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic films on porous copper
substrates including copper mesh and copper foam for various oil/water separations. By …

Corrosion resistance of AZ31B magnesium alloy with a conversion coating produced from a choline chloride—Urea based deep eutectic solvent

CD Gu, W Yan, JL Zhang, JP Tu - Corrosion Science, 2016 - Elsevier
A novel ionothermal strategy for developing a chemical conversion film on magnesium
alloys is proposed based on the interaction of a deep eutectic solvent (DES) with the …

Successive rebounds of impinging water droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces

Y Wang, Y Zhao, L Sun, AA Mehrizi, S Lin, J Guo… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
When a water droplet strikes a superhydrophobic surface, there may be several to a few tens
of rebounds before it comes to rest. Although this intriguing multiphase flow phenomenon …

New insights into hydrophobicity at nanostructured surfaces: Experiments and computational models

J Macko, N Podrojkova… - Nanomaterials and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This review deals with different aspects of hydrophobicity at nanostructured surfaces.
Theoretical and geometric effects as well as those of surface feature geometry on …