Wu Weici, Wang Xiaolong, Wang Daoai, Chen Miao, Zhou Feng, Liu Weimin, Xue Qunji
State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Mar 7(9):1043-5. doi: 10.1039/b818633b. Epub 2009 Feb 2.
Multiple facet supported alumina nanowires are produced very efficiently in a very short time via high field anodization; upon modification with perfluorosilane, the surface becomes super-repellent towards a broad range of liquids, which includes (salted) water, water emulsion, common organic liquids like glycerol and alkanes, and a variety of lubrication oils including ionic liquids, poly(alpha-olefin), polydimethylsiloxane oils etc.
