Reversible ultraviolet light-manipulated superhydrophobic-to-superhydrophilic transition on a tubular SiC nanostructure film

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3510472· OSTI ID:21464545

Cui, H; Yang, G Z; Sun, Y; Wang, C X ^[1]

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1. State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 510275 (China)

We demonstrate the ultraviolet (UV) light-induced, reversible wettability behavior for tubular SiC nanostructure film. The as-synthesized tubular SiC nanostructure film shows the superhydrophilic nature with the water contact angle 152.4 deg. and low sliding angle. Moreover, the surface transition between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity can be easily achieved by the alternation of UV irradiation and closed thermal heating. A possible mechanism is also proposed to explain the reversible wettability behavior.

• OSTI ID: 21464545
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 97, Issue 18; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3510472; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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