Abstract
This work presents a method for controlling the wettability of an aluminum-hydroxide (Al(OH)3) nanostructure by using ion implantation. We implant Xe ions into Al(OH)3 nanostructures at dosages between 5 × 1014 to 1 × 1016 ions/cm2. The microscopic surface morphology of the nanostructure after implantation does not change under our dosing conditions. However, a drastic increase in the surface contact angle (CA) from 0° to 100° is observed at a dosage of 5 × 1015 ions/cm2. We attribute this significant change in CA to the composition and chemical bonding states of carbon contained within the Al(OH)3 nanostructure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1024-1028 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the Korean Physical Society |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, The Korean Physical Society.
Keywords
- Aluminum hydroxide
- Contact angle
- Ion implantation
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- Xe ions