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Superhydrophobic Surfaces by Electrochemical Processes
Author(s) -
Darmanin Thierry,
de Givenchy Elisabeth Taffin,
Amigoni Sonia,
Guittard Frederic
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201204300
Subject(s) - materials science , galvanic cell , electrochemistry , anodizing , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , deposition (geology) , polymer , chemical engineering , metallurgy , electrode , composite material , aluminium , chemistry , paleontology , sediment , engineering , biology
This review is an exhaustive representation of the electrochemical processes reported in the literature to produce superhydrophobic surfaces. Due to the intensive demand in the elaboration of superhydrophobic materials using low‐cost, reproducible and fast methods, the use of strategies based on electrochemical processes have exponentially grown these last five years. These strategies are separated in two parts: the oxidation processes, such as oxidation of metals in solution, the anodization of metals or the electrodeposition of conducting polymers, and the reduction processed such as the electrodeposition of metals or the galvanic deposition. One of the main advantages of the electrochemical processes is the relative easiness to produce various surface morphologies and a precise control of the structures at a micro‐ or a nanoscale.