TY - CHAP AU - Jie Zhang AU - Xu-Yang Yao AU - Bao-Jun Bai AU - Wang Ren ED - Phuong Pham ED - Pratibha Goel ED - Samir Kumar ED - Kavita Yadav Y1 - 2020-11-26 PY - 2020 T1 - Performance Evaluation and Mechanism Study of a Silicone Hydrophobic Polymer for Improving Gas Reservoir Permeability N2 - Surface sciences elucidate the physical and chemical aspects of the surfaces and interfaces of materials. Of great interest in this field are nanomaterials, which have recently experienced breakthroughs in synthesis and application. As such, this book presents some recent representative achievements in the field of surface science, including synthesis techniques, surface modifications, nanoparticle-based smart coatings, wettability of different surfaces, physics/chemistry characterizations, and growth kinetics of thin films. In addition, the book illustrates some of the important applications related to silicon, CVD graphene, graphene oxide, transition metal dichalcogenides, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanoparticles, transparent conducting oxide, and metal oxides. BT - 21st Century Surface Science SP - Ch. 10 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90811 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.90811 SN - 978-1-78985-200-4 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -