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Cover Picture: Biomimetic Graphene Surfaces with Superhydrophobicity and Iridescence (Chem. Asian J. 2/2012)
Author(s) -
Wang JianNan,
Shao RuiQiang,
Zhang YongLai,
Guo Li,
Jiang HaoBo,
Lu DongXiao,
Sun HongBo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201290000
Subject(s) - graphene , nanotechnology , wetting , materials science , context (archaeology) , iridescence , physics , optics , composite material , paleontology , biology
Biomimetic fabrication is promising for functionalizing artificial materials with special properties learned from nature; superhydrophobicity is a typical example. However, a superhydrophibic graphene surface created by micro/nanostructuring has not been reported yet. As described in their Communication on page 301 ff. , Y. L. Zhang, H. B. Sun et al. present biomimetic graphene surfaces with both superhydrophobicity and bright structural color. The method is so simple that hierarchical micro/nanostructures and the modulation of surface chemical composition were realized synchronously by using two‐beam laser interference. The results obtained in this study demonstrate a facile approach to wettability control of graphene.