Superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic switching on the surface of ZnO microstructures caused by UV irradiation and argon ion etching process

• Published in: Журнал физики и инженерии поверхности
• Date: 2016
• Main Authors: Kapustianyk, V.B., Turko, B.I., Rudyk, Y.V., Serkiz, R.Y., Mostovyi, U.R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Науковий фізико-технологічний центр МОН та НАН України 2016
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/116942
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic switching on the surface of ZnO microstructures caused by UV irradiation and argon ion etching process / V.B. Kapustianyk, B.I. Turko, Y.V. Rudyk, R.Y. Serkiz, U.R. Mostovyi // Журнал физики и инженерии поверхности. — 2016. — Т. 1, № 2. — С. 207-212. — Бібліогр.: 35 назв. — англ.

ZnO microstructures of different morphology were investigated using the water contact angle (WCA) analysis. The as-grown ZnO microstructures were found to exhibit pure hydrophobic behavior, which is enhanced with the increase of their surface area. The most hydrophobic structures (WCA = 157°) were f...