Wetting-transparent graphene films for hydrophobic water-harvesting surfaces

Gun-Tae Kim; Su-Ji Gim; Seung-Min Cho; Nikhil Koratkar; Il-Kwon Oh

doi:10.1002/adma.201401149

Wetting-transparent graphene films for hydrophobic water-harvesting surfaces

Adv Mater. 2014 Aug 13;26(30):5166-72. doi: 10.1002/adma.201401149. Epub 2014 May 3.

Authors

Gun-Tae Kim¹, Su-Ji Gim, Seung-Min Cho, Nikhil Koratkar, Il-Kwon Oh

Affiliation

¹ Graphene Research Center, KAIST Institute for the Nano Century, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Systems Engineering, Division of Ocean Systems Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 335 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 24799329
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201401149

Abstract

Wetting-transparent graphene films grown in situ by chemical vapor deposition on hydrophobic (roughened) copper surfaces offer excellent resistance to copper corrosion while maintaining the intrinsic hydrophobicity of the surface, enabling superior performance for water-harvesting applications.

Keywords: graphene; hydrophobicity; water-harvesting; wetting transparency.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't