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dc.contributor.authorVahabi, Hamed
dc.contributor.authorWang, Wei
dc.contributor.authorPopat, Ketul C.
dc.contributor.authorKwon, Gibum
dc.contributor.authorHolland, Troy B.
dc.contributor.authorKota, Arun K.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-08T18:50:18Z
dc.date.available2018-11-08T18:50:18Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.identifier.citationAppl. Phys. Lett. 110, 251602 (2017); doi: 10.1063/1.4989577en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/27249
dc.description.abstractSuperhydrophobic surfaces (i.e., surfaces extremely repellent to water) allow water droplets to bead up and easily roll off from the surface. While a few methods have been developed to fabricate metallic superhydrophobic surfaces, these methods typically involve expensive equipment, environmental hazards, or multi-step processes. In this work, we developed a universal, scalable, solvent-free, one-step methodology based on thermal sensitization to create appropriate surface texture and fabricate metallic superhydrophobic surfaces. To demonstrate the feasibility of our methodology and elucidate the underlying mechanism, we fabricated superhydrophobic surfaces using ferritic (430) and austenitic (316) stainless steels (representative alloys) with roll off angles as low as 4° and 7°, respectively. We envision that our approach will enable the fabrication of superhydrophobic metal alloys for a wide range of civilian and military applications.en_US
dc.publisherAIP Publishingen_US
dc.titleMetallic superhydrophobic surfaces via thermal sensitizationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorKwon, Gibum
kusw.kudepartmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1063/1.4989577en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher versionen_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US


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