Fabrication of hierarchical moth-eye structures with durable superhydrophobic property for ultrabroadband visual and mid-infrared applications
- Submitting institution
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University of Bedfordshire
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 7771819
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1364/AO.58.006706
- Title of journal
- Applied Optics
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 6706
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 24
- ISSN
- 1559-128X
- Open access status
- Deposit exception
- Month of publication
- August
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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8
- Research group(s)
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B - SCRI - Smart Cities Research Institute
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Hierarchical moth-eye structures with superhydrophobicity were fabricated via ICP-RIE using nanodisk-array masks, which were formed by three-beam LIL, for improving the ultra-broadband optical properties. The uniform antireflection efficiency, which was close to 1% reflectivity covering over the visible and mid-infrared wavelength range, was exhibited by the moth-eye structures with high-quality pillar arrays. Additionally, irregular nanostructures were tailored onto the top of the pillars to generate hierarchical moth-eye structures for simultaneously obtaining both the superhydrophobic and anticorrosive properties. The fabricated antireflective structures, with the features of self-cleaning and durability, have the advantage of being for long-term use in harsh environments.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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