TY  - JOUR
T1  - Wetting of Thermally Grown Oxide Layer on the C36000 Copper Alloy Surfaces
AU - Nyong, Aniedi AU - Rohatgi, Pradeep 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
SP  - 6
EP  - 11
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2014.6.11
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2014.6.11
KW  - Oxide
KW  -nanowires
KW  -wenzel
KW  -cassie-baxter
KW  -wetting
KW  -copper alloy
AB  - Thermal oxidation of C36000 copper alloy in N<SUB>2</SUB>-5 
  wt. % O<SUB>2</SUB> and N<SUB>2</SUB>-12 wt. % O<SUB>2</SUB> was used to grow 
  nanowires on the surfaces of the substrate. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis 
  of the nanowires confirmed their composition as ZnO. The dimensions of the ZnO 
  nanowires, as well as the thickness of the oxide layer varied with the thermal 
  oxidation parameters of time and weight percentage of oxygen. The measured contact 
  angles of water drops on the surfaces of these samples showed a dependency on 
  the values of the fractional surface area of the ZnO nanowires as well as on 
  the oxide layer thickness. An anti-wetting surface with water contact angle 
  of 142&deg; was obtained after 2 h of thermal oxidation of the C36000 copper 
  alloy in N<SUB>2</SUB>-12 wt. % O<SUB>2</SUB>, corresponding to a Cassie-Baxter 
  wetting state with growth of ZnO nanowires on convoluted oxide layer.
ER  -