PROJECT TITLE :
Nanoparticulated hydrophobic CdO coatings deposited by microwave procedure
ABSTRACT:
A unique and inexpensive manner to deposit nanostructured cadmium oxide (CdO) coatings is described. Metallic Cd is evaporated by heating a silicon carbide crucible, via microwave radiation at standard atmosphere conditions. The Cd vapour rises from the crucible and reacts with the atmospheric oxygen depositing on a glass substrate. CdO coating is homogeneously distributed on top of the glass surface and it presents a well-defined cubic-shaped nanostructure. The as-deposited CdO coatings showed sensible hydrophobic properties and achieved symmetric contact angles of 112°. The hydrophobic behaviour was lost once a seventy five min of warmth treatment at 723 K.
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