Pulsed laser deposition of superhydrophobic thin Teflon films on cellulosic fibers

Walid A. Daoud; John Haozhong Xin; Yi He Zhang; Chee Leung Mak

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.245

Pulsed laser deposition of superhydrophobic thin Teflon films on cellulosic fibers

Walid A. Daoud, John Haozhong Xin, Yi He Zhang, Chee Leung Mak

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Abstract

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) was utilized to deposit polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) thin films on cellulosic cotton substrates at room temperature. The PTFE-coated fibers showed superhydrophobic properties as evidenced by a water contact angle of 151° compared to a 0° contact angle for pristine cellulosic cotton substrates. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs of the deposited films revealed that PTFE grains were uniformly grown on the cotton surface with an average grain size of about 50-70 nm. The elemental and chemical compositions of the deposited films were verified by energy dispersive X-ray analysis and Fourier Transform Infra-Red spectrometry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	835-837
Number of pages	3
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	515
Issue number	2 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.245
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2006

Keywords

Hydrophobicity
Laser ablation
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Pulsed laser deposition

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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