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Long-Lasting Superhydrophilic and Instant Hydrophobic Micropatterned Stainless Steel Surface by Thermally-Induced Surface Layers

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We present a novel method of realizing instant hydrophobic and long-lasting superhydrophilic states on stainless steel (SS) surfaces by micropatterning and thermally-induced surface layers (TISL). Heat treatment of SS surfaces in the air for 6 h yields hydrophobic TISLs at 140 °C and hydrophilic TISLs at 300 °C. The result of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals the correlation of chromium depletion with the hydrophilic TISLs, as well as surface oxidation with the hydrophobic TISLs. We fabricated superhydrophilic SS surfaces holding the wettability over 40 days, and hydrophobic SS surfaces realized in an hour-scale period via the fabrication process comprised of laser beam machining, electrochemical etching, and heat treatment in serial.

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This research was supported by the Basic Research Lab Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the MSIT (2018R1A4A1059976).

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    Doogon Kim, Taekyum Kim & Chong Nam Chu

  2. Center for Robotics Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea

    Doogon Kim

  3. College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea

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Kim, D., Kim, JG., Kim, T. et al. Long-Lasting Superhydrophilic and Instant Hydrophobic Micropatterned Stainless Steel Surface by Thermally-Induced Surface Layers. Int. J. of Precis. Eng. and Manuf.-Green Tech. 8, 435–444 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40684-020-00207-5

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