Anti‐Lotus Effect for Nanostructuring at the Leidenfrost Temperature

Nanostructuring at the Leidenfrost temperature is carried out by exposing water-based solution droplets to overheated substrates at temperatures above 200 °C. This method is able to produce nanowires that form different geometries (see figure and inside cover) by inverting the Lotus effect: instead of removing material, moving droplets deposit nanoparticles. Alignment is achieved by employing simple masks. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2007/c1694_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.