Air- and light-stable superhydrophobic colored surfaces based on supported organic nanowires.
In this work, we report on a new type of superhydrophobic material consisting of supported organic nanowires prepared by vacuum deposition. Different intensely colored surfaces with water contact angles as high as 180 degrees can be fabricated depending on the composition, morphology, and density of the nanowires. These surfaces are stable in air and under intense light irradiation. The wettability properties of coatings made of metalloporphyrins and metallophthalocyanines nanowires as well as other heterostructured binary and open core@shell nanowires are studied.
Borras
Ana
A
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Feuerwerkerstrasse 39, CH-3602 Thun, Switzerland. anaisabel.borras@icmse.csic.es
Gröning
Pierangelo
P
Sanchez-Valencia
Juan R
JR
Barranco
Angel
A
Espinos
Juan P
JP
Gonzalez-Elipe
Agustin R
AR