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Phototunable Diarylethene Microcrystalline Surfaces: Lotus and Petal Effects upon Wetting
Author(s) -
Uchida Kingo,
Nishikawa Naoki,
Izumi Norikazu,
Yamazoe Seiji,
Mayama Hiroyuki,
Kojima Yuko,
Yokojima Satoshi,
Nakamura Shinichiro,
Tsujii Kaoru,
Irie Masahiro
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201000793
Don't get wet! The UV irradiation of a photochromic diarylethene microcrystalline film and its subsequent temperature treatment leads to the formation of water‐repellant surfaces with different microstrucures. Depending on the microstructure, a water droplet will either roll off the surface (lotus effect) or stay pinned to it (petal effect; see picture).
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