A novel fabrication of a superhydrophobic surface with highly similar hierarchical structure of the lotus leaf on a copper sheet
Abstract(#br)A novel and facile avenue was developed to successfully fabricate a regular hierarchical surface structure on a copper sheet via the combination of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) template and chemical etching method in this paper. The as-prepared hierarchical surface structure was comprised of uniform-sized microprotrusions and nanostructures which was similar to the natural lotus leaf. After modified by stearic acid, the surface was covered with a layer of hydrophobic chemical groups and became superhydrophobic.