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Superhydrophobic and low light reflectivity silicon surfaces fabricated by hierarchical etching.
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Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids [Langmuir] 2008 Sep 16; Vol. 24 (18), pp. 10421-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Aug 19. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Silicon is employed in a variety of electronic and optical devices such as integrated circuits, photovoltaics, sensors, and detectors. In this paper, Au-assisted etching of silicon has been used to prepare superhydrophobic surfaces that may add unique properties to such devices. Surfaces were characterized by contact angle and contact angle hysteresis. Superhydrophobic surfaces with reduced hysteresis were prepared by Au-assisted etching of pyramid-structured silicon surfaces to generate hierarchical surfaces. Consideration of the Laplace pressure on hydrophobized hierarchical surfaces gives insight into the manner by which contact is established at the liquid/composite surface interface. Light reflectivity from the etched surfaces was also investigated to assess application of these structures to photovoltaic devices.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0743-7463
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18710271
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/la801206m