期刊
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
卷 255, 期 22, 页码 9078-9084出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.06.109
关键词
Amorphous silica; Surfaces; Wetting; Molecular simulation; Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20476044, 20776066]
- Special Scientific Research Foundation for Doctoral Discipline Area of the Institution of Higher Learning [20060291002]
The microscopic wetting of water on amorphous silica surfaces has been investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. Different degrees of surface hydroxylation/silanization were considered. It was observed that the hydrophobicity becomes enhanced with an increase in the degree of surface silanization. A continuous transformation from hydrophilicity to hydrophobicity can be attained for the amorphous silica surfaces through surface modi. cation. From the simulation result, the contact angle can exceed 908 when surface silanization percentage is above 50%, showing a hydrophobic character. It is also found that when the percentage of surface silanization is above 70% on the amorphous silica surface, the water contact angle almost remains unchanged (110-120 degrees). This phenomenon is a little different from the wetting behavior on smooth quartz plates in previous experimental report. This change in the wettability on modified amorphous silica surfaces can be interpreted in terms of the interaction between water molecules and the silica surfaces. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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