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Hydrophobic Metallic Nanorods coated with Teflon Nanopatches by Glancing Angle Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Wisam J Khudhayer ,
Rajesh Sharma  and
Tansel Karabacak
Wisam J Khudhayer
Affiliation:
wjkhudhayer@ualr.edu, university of arkansas at little rock, applied science, Applied Science, ETAS 575, 2801 South University Avenue, little rock, Arkansas, 501, United States, 501-569-8050, 501-569-8020
Rajesh Sharma
Affiliation:
rxsharma@ualr.edu, university of arkansas at little rock, applied science, little rock, Arkansas, United States
Tansel Karabacak
Affiliation:
txkarabacak@ualr.edu, university of arkansas at little rock, applied science, little rock, Arkansas, United States
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Abstract

Introducing a hydrophobic property to vertically aligned hydrophilic metallic nanorods was investigated experimentally and theoretically. First, platinum nanorod arrays were deposited on flat silicon substrates using a sputter Glancing Angle Deposition Technique (GLAD). Then a thin layer of Teflon (nanopatches) was partially deposited on the tips of platinum nanorod at a glancing angle of  = 85° as well as at normal incidence ( = 0°) for different deposition times. We show that GLAD technique is capable of depositing ultrathin isolated Teflon nanopatches on selective regions of nanorod arrays due to the shadowing effect during GLAD. Contact angle measurements on Pt/Teflon nano-composite have shown contact angle values as high as 138°, indicating a significant increase in the hydrophobicity of originally hydrophilic Pt nanostructures. Finally, a 2D simplified wetting model utilizing Cassie and Baxter theory of heterogeneous surfaces has been developed to explain the wetting behavior of Pt/Teflon nanocomposite.

Keywords

nanostructuresputteringcomposite
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1188: Symposium LL – Architectured Multifunctional Materials , 2009 , 1188-LL09-03
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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