Tuning hydrophobicity of a fluorinated terpolymer in differently assembled thin films

In the current report, casting from good solvent (acetone) and casting from mixed solvent and nonsolvent were employed for preparing thin films of terpolymer of Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), Hexafluoropropylene (HFP), and Vinylidene fluoride (VDF) (THV), on silicon wafers. These films revealed various morphologies and wetting behaviors depending on the solution concentration, temperature, and thin film preparation method. The THV thin films...