Issue 65, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Water on Au sputtered films

J. Canning,*ab   N. Tzoumis,a   J. K. Beattie,b   B. C. Gibsonc  and  E. Ilagand  

* Corresponding authors

a Interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, 222 Madsen Building F09, NSW 2006, Australia
E-mail: john.canning@sydney.edu.au

b School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, F11, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

c Chemical & Quantum Physics, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, VIC 3001, Australia

d Bandwidth Foundry International Pty. Ltd (BFI): a wholly owned entity of University of Sydney and a Member of the OptoFab Node of ANFF, Suite 3 Biomedical Bldg., 1 Central Avenue, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia

Abstract

Transient changes in the contact angle, Δθ ∼ 10°, of water on gold (Au) reveal reversible wetting of near hydrophobic Au films. The recovery time is temperature dependent. Surface flatness is investigated using AFM and profilometery.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC02492C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Apr 2014
Accepted
18 Jun 2014
First published
27 Jun 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 9172-9175

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J. Canning, N. Tzoumis, J. K. Beattie, B. C. Gibson and E. Ilagan, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 9172 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC02492C

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