1. Tailoring the wettability of patterned silicon surfaces with dual-scale pillars: From hydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity
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He, Yang, Jiang, Chengyu, Yin, Hengxu, and Yuan, Weizheng
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WETTING , *SILICON , *HYDROPHOBIC surfaces , *INTEGRATED circuits , *SOLAR cells , *MICROSTRUCTURE , *SEMICONDUCTOR etching - Abstract
Abstract: Wettability tailoring of patterned silicon surface has great potential in fields producing integrated circuits, solar cells, sensors, detectors, and micro/nano electromechanical systems. The present paper presents a convenient yet effective method of combining reactive ion etching and catalyzed etching to prepare silicon surface with micro–nano dual-scale pillars. The experimental results indicate that the hydrophilic surface transformed to a superhydrophobic surface when micro–nano dual-scale pillars were formed. The surface preserved superhydrophobicity even when the geometric parameters of the micropillars were changed. Overhangs of water drops on steep micro–nano dual-scale pillars result in superhydrophobicity. This method offers a new way for tailoring the wettability of patterned silicon surfaces. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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