Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Contact Angle Hysteresis on Regular Pillar-like Hydrophobic Surfaces. |
| Authors: |
Kuan-Yu Yeh1, Li-Jen Chen1, Jeng-Yang Chang1 |
| Source: |
Langmuir. Jan2008, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p245-251. 7p. |
| Subjects: |
Hydrophobic surfaces, Hysteresis, Photolithography, Monomolecular films |
| Abstract: |
A series of pillar-like patterned silicon wafers with different pillar sizes and spacing are fabricated by photolithography and further modified by a self-assembled fluorosilanated monolayer. The dynamic contact angles of water on these surfaces are carefully measured and found to be consistent with the theoretical predictions of the Cassie model and the Wenzel model. When a water drop is at the Wenzel state, its contact angle hysteresis increases along with an increase in the surface roughness. While the surface roughness is further raised beyond its transition roughness (from the Wenzel state to the Cassie state), the contact angle hysteresis (or receding contact angle) discontinuously drops (or jumps) to a lower (or higher) value. When a water drop is at the Cassie state, its contact angle hysteresis strongly depends on the solid fraction and has nothing to do with the surface roughness. Even for a superhydrophobic surface, the contact angle hysteresis may still exhibit a value as high as 41° for the solid fraction of 0.563. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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