Journal
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 43, Issue 14, Pages 11289-11295Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.05.326
Keywords
Polycarbosilane; Silicon carbide; Coating; Filler materials; Ceramic precursor; Hydrophobic surface
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- CONACYT-Mexico
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Surfaces with superwetting capabilities can be used for corrosion protection, self-cleaning and bio-fouling protection amongst other applications. In this work, we present a method to produce a SiC coating with an almost superhydrophobic behavior exhibiting water contact angles of 145 +/- 3 degrees. Ceramic coatings were produced by the pyrolysis of polycarbosilane as a preceramic precursor of SiC. Aluminum and carbon powders were used as active and passive fillers to compensate for the volume shrinkage of polycarbosilane during pyrolysis. The effects of particle size (Al particles ranging from 0.8 to 10 mu m) and concentration 10-30% wt.) C and Al of both fillers were studied to produce defect-free ceramic coatings. We have observed that the fillers used not only affected the microstructure but also the surface roughness. We show that the addition of carbon fillers can increase the water contact angle of the ceramic from 42 degrees up to 141 degrees. The combination of carbon and aluminum fillers resulted in water contact angles up to 145 degrees.
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