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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 11, Issue 41, Pages 9537-9544Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/b909899b
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A surface formed by dense, aligned nickel nanowires (a nanocarpet'') was prepared by electrodeposition through an alumina membrane template, followed by dissolution of the membrane. The nickel nanowires forming the nanocarpet have a very high aspect ratio (similar to 250), with a diameter of 200 nm and a length of several tens of micrometers. The nickel nanowires are highly rigid, perpendicularly aligned in the nanocarpet with respect to the substrate, and they touch each other at the tips, forming microscale tepee''-shaped aggregates. By comparison, nanocarpets made of platinum nanowires have a more disordered, wave-like appearance. The nickel nanocarpet, once coated with a hydrophobic surfactant (stearic acid) has superhydrophobic properties (advancing contact angle similar to 158 degrees), and retains its superhydrophobicity after periods of immersion in water, similar to the hydrophobised platinum nanocarpet (advancing contact angle similar to 162 degrees). Interestingly, we observe that simple electrodeposition of platinum also produces pronounced superhydrophobic properties on flat'' copper surfaces. The magnetic properties of nickel might widen the range of applications in which nanocarpets can be gainfully used, such as in surfaces of switchable wettability for microfluidic applications.
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