Published October 25, 2006
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Journal article
Pulsed laser deposition of superhydrophobic thin Teflon films on cellulosic fibers
- 1. Nanotechnology Centre, ITC, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong (China)
- 2. Department of Applied Physics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong (China)
Description
Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) was utilized to deposit polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) thin films on cellulosic cotton substrates at room temperature. The PTFE-coated fibers showed superhydrophobic properties as evidenced by a water contact angle of 151 deg. compared to a 0 deg. contact angle for pristine cellulosic cotton substrates. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs of the deposited films revealed that PTFE grains were uniformly grown on the cotton surface with an average grain size of about 50-70 nm. The elemental and chemical compositions of the deposited films were verified by energy dispersive X-ray analysis and Fourier Transform Infra-Red spectrometry
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.245;
- PII
- S0040-6090(05)02568-X;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Thin Solid Films
- Journal Volume
- 515
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 835-837
- ISSN
- 0040-6090
- CODEN
- THSFAP
Conference
- Title
- 8. international conference on atomically controlled surfaces, interfaces and nanostructures; ICTF-13: 13. international congress on thin films
- Acronym
- ACSIN-8
- Dates
- 20-23 Jun 2005
- Place
- Stockholm (Sweden)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38055750
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COTTON; ENERGY BEAM DEPOSITION; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GRAIN SIZE; INFRARED SPECTRA; LASER RADIATION; PULSED IRRADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEFLON; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; THIN FILMS; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- DEPOSITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILMS; FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RADIATIONS; SIZE; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE COATING; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSFORMATIONS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.