Fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces with non-aligned alkyl-modified multi-wall carbon nanotubes
writer：Donghua Xu, Huan Liu, Liang Yang, Zhigang Wang*.
keywords：Carbon nanotubes, Chemical treatment, Scanning electron microscopy, Surface properties, Microstructure
source：期刊
specific source：Carbon 2006, 44, 3226-3231.
Issue time：2006年
Films of superhydrophobic multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been obtained by using alkyl-modified MWCNTs (MWCNT(COOC18H37)n) and a simple and effective preparation method. The films show both a high contact angle and a small sliding angle for water droplets. A particular characteristic is that on the superhydrophobic surface the alkyl-modified MWCNTs are not intentionally aligned, thus avoiding the preparation techniques using aligned carbon nanotubes to produce the same effect.