Yonggang Guo, Zhongying Wang, Haihong Wu
Oct 23, 2015
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Applied Physics A
Abstract
In this paper, rod-like basic cupric carbonate grew into bundles on the copper substrate by a simple direct oxidation process of copper in the weak alkaline solution of sodium bicarbonate. After surface chemical modification with fluoro-alkyl silane, the corresponding wettability of the as-prepared film changed from superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity with the contact angle larger than 150°. However, water droplets attached to the film even when the surface was upside down, showing a large adhesion between water droplets and the resulting film. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results indicated the change of the surface chemical compositions before and after the modification with fluoro-alkyl silane. The surface microstructure was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy. The adhesive mechanism was analyzed by the schematic diagram of the surface microstructure and the corresponding action model between the film and water droplet. The unique surface structure can make water droplets partially penetrate into the large pores, leading to the capillary effect and the near-Wenzel state.