Fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces based on ZnO–PDMS nanocomposite coatings and study of its wetting behaviour
Abstract(#br)Superhydrophobic surfaces based on ZnO–PDMS nanocomposite coatings are demonstrated by a simple, facile, time-saving, wet chemical route. ZnO nanopowders with average particle size of 14\u003cce:hsp sp=\"0.25\"/\u003enm were synthesized by a low temperature solution combustion method. Powder X-ray diffraction results confirm that the nanopowders exhibit hexagonal wurtzite structure and belong to space group P 63 mc .