Abstract
Surface hydrophobicity is a very important characteristic of the surface for tribological, environmental protection, solar energy harvesting, and other energy applications. In general, two important surface parameters influence the hydrophobicity, which include surface energy and texture. Low surface energy and surface texture with micro/nano pillars are favorable to enhance surface hydrophobicity. In this chapter, fundamental issues related to surface hydrophobicity are outlined and discussed. The practical issues related to surface texturing through crystallization of polycarbonate surface by acetone are presented in relation to surface hydrophobicity. The characteristics of the textured surfaces are included and findings are discussed in detail.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Surface Coating Processes |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 137-148 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Volume | 3-3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128032503 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128032497 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- Acetone
- Crystallization
- Optical properties
- Polycarbonate
- Solar panels
- Surface hydrophobicity
- Surface topography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science
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