Patent ID: 8497000
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: B01L,C04B

Abstract:
1. A method for modifying wettability of a surface of an inorganic material, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a solid inorganic material with a surface wherein the inorganic material is selected from the group consisting of p-Si, Sapphire, SrTiO charging the surface of the solid inorganic material with surface charges obtained from photoelectron-emission by an X-ray irradiation in the range of 10 to 60 keV to the surface, wherein the charging of the surface increases the potential of the surface, thereby increasing the wettability of the surface; and discharging surface charges from the surface after the X-ray irradiation, wherein discharging the surface charges is performed by immersion of the surface of the inorganic material in deionized water.