This paper aims to explore the effects of laser surface texturing and chemical modifications
by silanization on the wettability of silicon surfaces. To effectively prepare super …

A silicon surface with distinctive structures is fabricated by ultrashort pulsed-laser ablation
and chemical etching with acidic fluoride solutions. The surface consists of …

We present a simple method for fabricating superhydrophobic silicon surfaces. The method
consists of irradiating silicon wafers with femtosecond laser pulses and then coating the …

A novel way of producing superhydrophobic surfaces by applying a self-assembled
monolayer (SAM) to silicon micro/nano-textured surfaces is presented in this paper. The …

Superhydrophobic silicon carbide surfaces have garnered substantial attention for their
potential applications in aerospace, ship domain, military, etc., fields. In this work, we used a …

Wettability tailoring of patterned silicon surface has great potential in fields producing
integrated circuits, solar cells, sensors, detectors, and micro/nano electromechanical …

Creating micro-/nano-scale topography on material surfaces to change their wetting
properties has been a subject of much interest in recent years. Wenzel in 1936 and Cassie …

In this paper, wetting behavior of laser micro-square-convexed silicon carbid (SiC) surfaces
was studied, so as to achieve laser processed texture to improve hydrophobicity effectively …

Silicon surface hydrophobicity has been varied by using silane treatments on silicon
pyramid surfaces generated by KOH anisotropic etching. Results demonstrated that by …

Superhydrophilic surfaces with liquid contact angles of less than 5° have attracted much
interest in practical applications including self-cleaning, cell manipulation, adhesion …