Wettability of CNW/ITO Micro Structure for Modification of Surface Hydrophilicity

Although the carbon nanowall is a remarkable material in various fields, it generally shows near hydrophobicity. For modification of hydrophilicity, various modification techniques have been utilized, however, most of the techniques adopted a modification to carbon oxide by chemical processing and p...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2020-01, Vol.10 (1), p.142
Main Authors: Kwon, Seokhun, Choi, Hyeokjoo, Choi, Wonseok, Kang, Hyunil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
carbon nanowall
hydrophilicity
hydrophobicity
ito
wettability
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Summary:Although the carbon nanowall is a remarkable material in various fields, it generally shows near hydrophobicity. For modification of hydrophilicity, various modification techniques have been utilized, however, most of the techniques adopted a modification to carbon oxide by chemical processing and plasma treatment, which induce carbon lattice defects, causing the decline of the carbon nanowall quality. While we introduce an eco-friendly modification technique that causes non-defect of carbon lattice and maintains intrinsic carbon nanowall properties by depositing ITO on pristine-carbon nanowall for inducing hydrophilicity. The morphology of carbon nanowall (CNW)/ indium tin oxide (ITO) microstructure was examined by FE-SEM, and the functional group and oxygen components of ITO were investigated by analyzing XPS. The contact angles were measured for wettability analysis according to the surface thickness of ITO.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app10010142