A facile approach for TiO2-based superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic patterns by UV or solar irradiation without a photomask.
A novel and facile approach to produce TiO2-based superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic patterns by UV or solar irradiation without a photomask is presented. The fabricated superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic patterns with excellent mechanical properties have long lifetimes in outdoor applications or other UV environments because of a self-supply of low surface tension material.
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, China. shijf@ms.giec.ac.cn xugang@ms.giec.ac.cn and Institute University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China.
Zhu
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3507-4416
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Yanqing
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, China. shijf@ms.giec.ac.cn xugang@ms.giec.ac.cn.
Shi
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Jifu
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, China. shijf@ms.giec.ac.cn xugang@ms.giec.ac.cn and Institute University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China.
Huang
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Qizhang
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, China. shijf@ms.giec.ac.cn xugang@ms.giec.ac.cn.
Wang
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Leilei
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, China. shijf@ms.giec.ac.cn xugang@ms.giec.ac.cn.
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Gang