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Superhydrophobic properties of nonaligned boron nitride nanotube films

Date

Authors

Li, Lu Hua

Chen, Ying

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

Superhydrophobicity is highly desirable for numerous applications. Here, we report that a semierect but nonaligned boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) film showed superhydrophobicity with contact angle above 170° and a small contact angle hysteresis. This supe

Keywords

Keywords: Boron-nitride nanotubes; Cleaning efficiency; Contact angle hysteresis; Drop Impact; Drop size; Retraction behaviors; Superhydrophobic; Superhydrophobicity; Transition pressure; Boron; Boron nitride; Contact angle; Hydrophobicity; Nanotubes; Nitrides; Pre

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64049

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Langmuir

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1021/la903604w

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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