Abstract
Honeycomb-like aligned carbon nanotube films were grown by pyrolysis of iron phthalocyanine. The patterned structure was characterized by a scanning electron micrograph (SEM) and an atomic force micrograph (AFM). Wettability studies revealed the film surface showed a super-hydrophobic property with much higher contact angle (163.4 ± 1.4°) and lower sliding angle (less than 5°)-a water droplet moved easily on the surface. In contrast to a densely packed aligned carbon nanotube, the sliding feature was strongly affected by microstructure of surface.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9274-9276 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry B |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 36 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Sep 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |