title: Superhydrophobic surface of TiO2 hierarchical nanostructures fabricated by Ti anodization.
abstract: A hierarchical structure of TiO2 with disordered nanowires on top of regular nanotubes was fabricated. With organic monolayers, it showed stronger superhydrophobic properties than regular nanotubes. The surface roughness was further enhanced by removing the dense nanowires layer, resulting in 172° water contact angle. The potential application for aquatic devices was explored by the treated Ti mesh which showed striking floating stability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. Electronic address: jdon853@aucklanduni.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Junye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
keywords: Anodization; Floating ability; Hierarchical structure; Superhydrophobicity; Titanium