Accepted Manuscript Full Length Article Hydrophobic and optical characteristics of graphene and graphene oxide films transferred onto functionalized silica particles deposited glass surface B.S. Yilbas, A. Ibrahim, H. Ali, M. Khaled, T. Laoui PII: S0169-4332(18)30531-2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.02.176 Reference: APSUSC 38634 To appear in: Applied Surface Science Received Date: 14 November 2017 Revised Date: 22 January 2018 Accepted Date: 17 February 2018 Please cite this article as: B.S. Yilbas, A. Ibrahim, H. Ali, M. Khaled, T. Laoui, Hydrophobic and optical characteristics of graphene and graphene oxide films transferred onto functionalized silica particles deposited glass surface, Applied Surface Science (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.02.176 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.