title: Alumina nanowire forests via unconventional anodization and super-repellency plus low adhesion to diverse liquids.
abstract: Multiple facet supported alumina nanowires are produced very efficiently in a very short time via high field anodization; upon modification with perfluorosilane, the surface becomes super-repellent towards a broad range of liquids, which includes (salted) water, water emulsion, common organic liquids like glycerol and alkanes, and a variety of lubrication oils including ionic liquids, poly(alpha-olefin), polydimethylsiloxane oils etc.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Weici
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiaolong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Daoai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qunji
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xue