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NATURE MATERIALS
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 315-320出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NMAT3545
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- NSF [0952564]
- Dupont-MIT Alliance
- MIT Energy Initiative
- DARPA
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [0952564] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Hydrophobic materials that are robust to harsh environments are needed in a broad range of applications(1-3). Although durable materials such as metals and ceramics, which are generally hydrophilic, can be rendered hydrophobic by polymeric modifiers(4), these deteriorate in harsh environments. Here we show that a class of ceramics comprising the entire lanthanide oxide series, ranging from ceria to lutecia, is intrinsically hydrophobic. We attribute their hydrophobicity to their unique electronic structure, which inhibits hydrogen bonding with interfacial water molecules. We also show with surface-energy measurements that polar interactions are minimized at these surfaces and with Fourier transform infrared/grazing-angle attenuated total reflection that interfacial water molecules are oriented in the hydrophobic hydration structure. Moreover, we demonstrate that these ceramic materials promote dropwise condensation, repel impinging water droplets, and sustain hydrophobicity even after exposure to harsh environments. Rare-earth oxide ceramics should find widespread applicability as robust hydrophobic surfaces.
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