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Directed Hierarchical Patterning of Polycarbonate Bisphenol A Glass Surface along Predictable Sites

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JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS
Volume 2015, Issue -, Pages -

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HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2015/734375

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  1. National Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation (MAARIFAH), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, through the Science and Technology Unit at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [11-ADV2134-04]
  2. Center of Excellence for Research Collaboration with MIT [MIT11111-11112]

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This paper reports a new approach in designing textured and hierarchical surfaces on polycarbonate bisphenol A type glass to improve hydrophobicity and dust repellent application for solar panels. Solvent-and vapor-induced crystallization of thermoplastic glass polycarbonate bisphenol A (PC) is carried out to create hierarchically structured surfaces. In this approach dichloromethane (DCM) and acetone are used in sequence. Samples are initially immersed in DCM liquid to generate nanopores, followed by exposing to acetone vapor resulting in the generation of hierarchical structure along the interporous sites. The effects of exposure time on the size, density, and distance of the generated spherules and gaps are studied and correlated with the optical transmittance and contact angle measurements at the surface. At optimized exposure time a contact angle of 98 degrees was achieved with 80% optical transmittance. To further increase the hydrophobicity while maintaining optical properties, the hierarchical surfaces were coated with a transparent composite of tetraethyl orthosilicate as precursor and hexamethyldisilazane as silylation agent resulting in an average contact angle of 135.8 degrees and transmittance of around 70%. FTIR and AFM characterization techniques are employed to study the composition and morphology of the generated surfaces.

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