Superhydrophobic coating using metallic nanorods for aerospace applications
Biris A.S., Ishihara H., Kannarpady G.K., Khedir K.R., Laurent T., Lefrileux Y., Ryerson C., Trigwell S., Woo J., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, US
The paper presents a novel technique that combines anodization and glancing angle sputtering deposition to generate nanorods of Aluminum. The nanorod surface coated with a monolayer of a silane exhibited contact angle of 155 degree [...]