Authors
Ying WANG, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovolatic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Solar Cell Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Center for Low-Dimensional Materials, Micro-Nano Devices and Systems, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Jing YANG, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Solar Cell Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Center for Low-Dimensional Materials, Micro-Nano Devices and Systems, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
Xiaobao GUO, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovolatic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Solar Cell Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Center for Low-Dimensional Materials, Micro-Nano Devices and Systems, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
Qiang ZHANG, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Jingyu WANG, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Jianning DING, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovolatic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Solar Cell Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Center for Low-Dimensional Materials, Micro-Nano Devices and Systems, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Ningyi YUAN, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovolatic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Solar Cell Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Center for Low-Dimensional Materials, Micro-Nano Devices and Systems, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Keywords
nickel, positive, negative, bio-mimicking, superhydrophobic, friction
Abstract
Nickel (Ni) films with positive and negative textured surfaces of lotus and rice leaf patterns were fabricated through an inexpensive and effective method. The as-prepared Ni films were superhydrophobic and exhibited excellent tribological properties after chemical treatment. Experimental results indicated that the water contact angles (WCAs) on the surfaces of biomimetic textured Ni films (approximately 120°) were far greater than those on smooth films (65°). The biomimetic textured surfaces became superhydrophobic (WCA of approximately 150°) after perfluoropolyether (PFPE) treatment, which could be due to the combined effects of the special texture and the PFPE. The as-prepared biomimetic-textured Ni films modified with PFPE were improved with a low friction coefficient and excellent antiwear properties, which were due to the combination of the effective lubrication of PFPE and the special textures that served as a good lubricant and a debris reservoir. Moreover, the antiwear properties of the as-prepared Ni films with negative biomimetic microtextures modified with PFPE were much better than those of films with positive biomimetic microtextures modified with PFPE.
Publisher
Tsinghua University Press
Recommended Citation
Ying WANG, Jing YANG, Xiaobao GUO et al. Fabrication and tribological properties of superhydrophobic nickel films with positive and negative biomimetic microtextures. Friction 2014, 2(3): 287-294.
