Fabrication of superhydrophobic copper surface with excellent corrosion resistance

This article presents an effective and facile method for preparing the superhydrophobic copper surface with excellent corrosion resistance. The superhydrophobic copper surfaces were fabricated by oxidizing, heat-treating, and alkyl chains’ grafting. The resulting copper plates take on the binary structure which is composed of a great deal of nanosheets and needle-like/rod-like fibers. Just grounded on both the micro- and nanoscale hierarchical surface and the grafted long alkyl chains, the resulting copper plates are endued with the excellent water repellence, while the water contact angle and sliding angle can reach 157.3° and 5°, respectively. As a result, the superhydrophobic copper plates get the outstanding corrosion resistance.