title: Preparation of superhydrophobic Fe2O3 nanorod films with the tunable water adhesion.
abstract: We describe a simple and inexpensive method to prepare α-Fe(2)O(3) nanorods films on glass slides fabricated via a simple hydrothermal procedure at 120 °C. Such films exhibit a hierarchical microtexture, and after the surface modification, they show extraordinary superhydrophobicity and the controllable water adhesion. Such superhydrophobic surfaces of the ferric oxides imply wide industrial applications.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Material and Photoelectronic Physics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhiwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li