Rose-like superhydrophobic surface based on conducting dmit salt

The rose-like crystalline microstructures of the dmit ( dmit = C 3 S 5 2 − = 2 -thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolato ) salt were assembled using the combination of template method and electrochemical deposition. XRD pattern and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) show that the growth of rose-like cryst...

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Published inColloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects Vol. 272; no. 1; pp. 63 - 67
Main Authors Cui, Guanglei, Xu, Wei, Zhou, Xinhong, Xiao, Xunwen, Jiang, Lei, Zhu, Daoben
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 05.01.2006
Elsevier
Subjects
Chemistry
Crystal growth
Electrochemistry
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Surface chemistry
Surface physical chemistry
Wettability
Crystal growth
Electrochemistry
Wettability
Surface chemistry
Chemistry
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Summary:The rose-like crystalline microstructures of the dmit ( dmit = C 3 S 5 2 − = 2 -thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolato ) salt were assembled using the combination of template method and electrochemical deposition. XRD pattern and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) show that the growth of rose-like crystals follows parabolic law and it is resulting from the anisotropic growth of the crystals which was under the influence of diffusion-limited aggregation. These special rose-like structures can be used to fabricate a superhydrophobic surface after coating a gold film and assembling a monolayer of n-dodecanethiol on these microstructures.
ISSN:0927-7757
1873-4359
DOI:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2005.07.011