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A facile way to fabricate a superamphiphobic surface

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Compared to superhydrophobic surfaces, superamphiphobic surfaces possess more potential applications but are difficult to fabricate. Herein, to address this problem, we describe a simple method to fabricate a superamphiphobic surface based on a CNTs–SiO2 hybrid material. The CNTs–SiO2 hybrid material obtained by a sol–gel approach was sprayed onto glass slides to form coatings. After surface fluorination, the sprayed coating displayed superamphiphobicity toward water and a number of organic liquids, such as dodecane. It was found that the time of fluorination slightly influenced the surface wettability of the sprayed coating. We also investigated the role of CNTs and SiO2 on superamphiphobicity establishment separately, and such information allowed us to engineer surfaces with specific wettability.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support of National Natural Science Foundation of China (21101082, J1210001) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University (Lzujbky-2013-55).

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  1. Laboratory of Radiochemistry and Nuclear Environment, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People’s Republic of China

    Yuan Li, Suwen Chen & Wangsuo Wu

  2. Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaotao Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhou & Bo Ge

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Li, Y., Zhu, X., Zhou, X. et al. A facile way to fabricate a superamphiphobic surface. Appl. Phys. A 115, 765–770 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8438-8

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