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Controlled fabrication of transparent and superhydrophobic coating on a glass matrix via a Green method

Journal

APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
Volume 110, Issue 2, Pages 397-401

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-012-7176-z

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  1. National Science Foundation of China [91022032, 21171001, 21173001, 50973001]
  2. Research Foundation for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20070357002]
  3. Important Project of Anhui Provincial Education Department [ZD20007004-1]
  4. General Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Provincial Education Department [KJ2012B007]
  5. Key Laboratory of Functional Material of Inorganic Chemistry
  6. Environment-friendly Polymer Materials of Anhui Province

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A facile, green method was explored for the organic-inorganic complex coating with superhydrophobic and transparent property on glass matrix. The glass surface was firstly treated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and SiO2 organic-inorganic solution and then modified with a layer of 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS). The glass samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), water contact angle (CA) measurement, and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The results showed that the optical transmission over the visible range up to 89 % (in reference to 100 % transmission defined by bare glass substrate), and the water CA of the film reached 168(a similar to). Superhydrophobic coatings with excellent optical transmittance will have potential applications in our daily life.

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