1.
Chemphyschem
; 11(1): 115-8, 2010 Jan 18.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19924755
2.
Langmuir
; 25(4): 1927-9, 2009 Feb 17.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19140720
RESUMO
We observed that hard X-ray irradiation modifies the wettability of a variety of inorganic materials. The smooth surfaces of all tested inorganic materials (ZnO, p-Si, Al2O3, SrTiO3, TiN, ZnS, CuO, Ag2O, and Cr2O3) change during irradiation to a state of superhydrophilic wettability, and such changes are explained by the accumulation of positive surface charges by photoelectron emission. The initial wettability state is re-established within several minutes of storage in deionized water.