Interfacial liquid water on graphite, graphene, and 2D materials

R Garcia - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The optical, electronic, and mechanical properties of graphite, few-layer, and two-
dimensional (2D) materials have prompted a considerable number of applications …

Aging of plasma-activated carbon surfaces: Challenges and opportunities

E Ortiz-Ortega, S Hosseini, SO Martinez-Chapa… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plasma-activated carbon surfaces demonstrate an immediately enhanced surface energy,
wettability, and roughness and perform considerably well in their intended applications …

High-performance carbon black electrode for oxygen reduction reaction and oxidation of atrazine by electro-Fenton process

O Karatas, NA Gengec, E Gengec, A Khataee, M Kobya - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to produce an electrode that can be used in H 2 O 2 production and
Electro-Fenton (EF) process by an effective, cheap, and easy method. For this reason, a …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced graphene oxide synthesized by a new modified Hummer's method for enhancing thermal and crystallinity properties of Poly (vinylidene fluoride)

LGP Tienne, L da Silva Candido, BSM da Cruz… - journal of materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
A new technique based on the modified Hummer's method to synthesize reduced graphene
oxide (rGO) with high purity, as well as enhanced quality and low layer stacking is …

Open sensu shaped graphene oxide and modern carbon nanomaterials in translucent hydrophobic and omniphobic surfaces–Insight into wetting mechanisms

E Korczeniewski, P Bryk, GS Szymański… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal feathering of modern carbon nanomaterials (CNM), among them single walled
carbon nanohorns (SWCNH) and carbon nanoonions (CNO), in polyethylene (PE) is applied …

[HTML][HTML] Are nanohedgehogs thirsty? Toward new superhydrophobic and anti-icing carbon nanohorn-polymer hybrid surfaces

E Korczeniewski, P Bryk, S Koter, P Kowalczyk… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 85% of the world's polymers production is made up of thermoplastics, and among
them, one can find: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate …

What is the value of water contact angle on silicon?

P Bryk, E Korczeniewski, GS Szymański, P Kowalczyk… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Silicon is a widely applied material and the wetting of silicon surface is an important
phenomenon. However, contradictions in the literature appear considering the value of the …

Temporal evolution of surface contamination under ultra-high vacuum

Z Liu, Y Song, A Rajappan, EN Wang, DJ Preston - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ultra-high vacuum (UHV) is essential to many surface characterization techniques and is
often applied with the intention of reducing exposure to airborne contaminants. Surface …

Revisiting wetting, freezing, and evaporation mechanisms of water on copper

E Korczeniewski, P Bryk, S Koter… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wetting of metal surfaces plays an important role in fuel cells, corrosion science, and heat-
transfer devices. It has been recently stipulated that Cu surface is hydrophobic. In order to …

Nanoscale correlations of ice adhesion strength and water contact angle

S Rønneberg, S Xiao, J He, Z Zhang - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Surfaces with low ice adhesion represent a promising strategy to achieve passive anti-icing
performance. However, as a successful and robust low ice adhesion surface must be tested …