Fabrication of Ketjen black-polybenzoxazine superhydrophobic conductive composite coatings

Superhydrophobic conductive Ketjen black-polybenzoxazine (KB-PBZ) composite coatings were prepared by a simple drop casting method with high static water contact angle (similar to 160 degrees), low sliding angle (similar to 3 degrees), and low sheet resistance (10(3) Omega/sq). The relationship between Ketjen black amounts and the structure and properties of the composite coatings was investigated. Under appropriate conditions, the composite coatings showed hierarchically structured roughness and possessed superhydrophobicity over the whole range of pH values. These coatings exhibited excellent thermal and environmental stability. Moreover, the superhydrophobic conductive composite coatings also can be obtained on various substrates such as wood, aluminum foil, paper, polyethylene terephthalate film and fabric. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.