Abstract: A method for forming a microstructure on a polymeric substrate includes: providing a master mold formed with a micro-feature thereon, the micro-feature having a base portion and a plurality of protrusion portions protruding from the base portion, each of the protrusion portions having a tapered anisotropic shape, including a free end distal from the base portion, and being spaced apart from an adjacent one of the protrusion portions, a distance between the free ends of two adjacent ones of the protrusion portions being not greater than 40 nm; and impressing the free end of each of the protrusion portions of the micro-feature into the polymeric substrate at an elevated temperature T1, the polymeric substrate having a pyrolysis temperature Tp greater than the elevated temperature T1.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plastic surface with superhydrophobicity and high transparency is disclosed. In this method, a thermal nanoimprinting mold method is used to form a plurality of sub-20 nm nanograss structure on a surface of a cyclic-olefin copolymer (COC) material, so that the surface can have superhydrophobicity and high transparency at the same time.

Abstract: A nanocomposite having titanium aluminum carbon nitride and amorphous carbon is disclosed, and the nanocomposite comprises a titanium aluminum carbon nitride grain of nanometer scale and an amorphous carbon matrix, wherein the titanium aluminum carbon nitride grain of nanometer scale is embedded into the amorphous carbon matrix. The method for coating the nanocomposite of titanium aluminum carbon nitride-amorphous carbon on a substrate comprises: depositing the substrate in a reaction chamber; and igniting plasma to clean and remove an oxide layer and adsorptive on the substrate; injecting a reaction gas. The reaction gas is activated and thermal decomposed by plasma to form the nanocomposite coating layer of titanium aluminum carbon nitride-amorphous carbon on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A nanocomposite having titanium aluminum carbon nitride and amorphous carbon is disclosed, and the nanocomposite comprises a titanium aluminum carbon nitride grain of nanometer scale and an amorphous carbon matrix, wherein the titanium aluminum carbon nitride grain of nanometer scale is embedded into the amorphous carbon matrix. The method for coating the nanocomposite of titanium aluminum carbon nitride-amorphous carbon on a substrate comprises: depositing the substrate in a reaction chamber; and igniting plasma to clean and remove an oxide layer and adsorptive on the substrate; injecting a reaction gas. The reaction gas is activated and thermal decomposed by plasma to form the nanocomposite coating layer of titanium aluminum carbon nitride-amorphous carbon on the surface of the substrate.