title: Effect of nanostructure on the surface dipole moment of photoreversibly tunable superhydrophobic surfaces.
abstract: Fluorinated azobenzene-modified nanoporous substrates were fabricated such that the surface properties were photoreversibly converted between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity as a result of UV irradiation. This result was attributed to the enhanced surface roughness of the nanostructured surface, which supplied sufficient free space within the monolayer for the tethered azobenzenes to facilely isomerize.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Wi Hyoung
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Goo
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dongkyu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sangmin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Kilwon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cho