Ultraviolet laser-induced submicron spatially resolved superhydrophilicity on single crystal lithium niobate surfaces
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Lithium niobate crystal surfaces become superhydrophilic after ultraviolet laser irradiation. The crystal surface hydrophilicity, which was assessed by the contact angle of a sessile drop of de-ionized water, was found to undergo a transition from mildly hydrophobic contact angle E 50° to a superhydrophilic state E 5° . Patterning of the hydrophilicity at the micron and submicron ranges has been achieved by spatially modulating the illuminating laser beam. © 2007 American Institute of Physics. DOI: 10.1063/1.2734539
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