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Optical images of water droplets on the surfaces: (a) untreated; (b) etched by10.2 wt% HCl for 42 h; (c) etched by 10.1 wt% H2SO4 for 42 h; (d) etched by 10.0 wt% H3PO4 for 56 h; (e) etched by 10.1 wt% HNO3 for 56 h; and (f) etched by 40.0 wt% HF for 28 h.