Scalable, fluorine free and hot water repelling superhydrophobic and superoleophobic coating based on functionalized Al2O3 nanoparticles

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2020.06.035

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Abstract:

Hot water droplet and oils induced air cushion failure, intensively used fluorine-containing chemicals, tedious preparation process, etc. are the main bottlenecks of the current artificially fabricated superhydrophobic materials, restricting their large-scale production and real-world applications. Herein, a facile, scalable, fluorine-free spray-coating strategy was employed to achieve superhydrophobic and superoleophobic polymerized organosilanes/Al₂O₃ nanoparticles (POS/Al₂O₃ NPs) coatings. The POS/Al₂O₃ NPs coating was achieved through hydrolytic condensation of tetraethyl orthoilicate (TEOS) and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) in the presence of Al₂O₃ NPs. A variety of analytical techniques including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy dispersive X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (EDS) were used to investigate the fabricated coatings. The POS/Al₂O₃ NPs coating features high contact angle (>158°) and low sliding angle (<5°) for water, glycerol, and ethylene glycol droplets with different surface tensions, verifying both superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties. Moreover, the coatings present extremely low surface adhesion force, excellent liquid-driven self-cleaning ability, and hot water repellency. The superamphiphobic POS/Al₂O₃ NPs coating exhibits promising applications in various fields including self-cleaning, corrosion resistance, and preventing scald as this strategy is applicable on various substrates.

Key words: Al₂O₃, Self-cleaning, Surface coating, Thermal stability, Supehydrophobicity, Wettability

Binbin Zhang, Weichen Xu, Qingjun Zhu, Baorong Hou. Scalable, fluorine free and hot water repelling superhydrophobic and superoleophobic coating based on functionalized Al₂O₃ nanoparticles[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2021, 66: 74-81.

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Fig. 1. Schematic illustration of the preparation process of POS/Al2O3 NPs coatings.

Fig. 2. SEM images of the fabricated POS/Al2O3 NPs coatings under different reaction time of hydrolytic condensation. (a) 2 h, (b) 4 h, (c) 6 h, (d) 8 h, (e) 10 h and (f) 12 h.

Fig. 3. Variation of the (a) CA values and (b) SA values of water, glycerol and ethylene glycol drops on the fabricated POS/Al2O3 NPs coatings with different hydrolytic condensation time.

Fig. 4. XPS spectra of POS/Al2O3 NPs coatings with different reaction time.

Fig. 5. (a) EDS spectra and (b-d) EDS mapping images of the superhydrophobic and superoleophobic POS/Al2O3 NPs coating through 10 h hydrolytic condensation time.

Fig. 6. Photographs of the non-wetting properties of the superhydrophobic and superoleophobic POS/Al2O3 NPs coating in (a) water with the surface tension of 72.8 mN m-1, (b) glycerol with surface tension of 64.0 mN m-1, and (c) ethylene glycol with the surface tension of 47.7 mN m-1.

Fig. 7. Photographs of the POS/Al2O3 NPs coating (a) with spherical liquid droplets, and the roll-off process of (b) water with the surface tension of 72.8 mN m-1, (c) glycerol with the surface tension of 64.0 mN m-1, and (d) ethylene glycol droplets with the surface tension of 47.7 mN m-1.

Fig. 8. Photographs of different liquid-driven self-cleaning ability. (a) water-driven, (b) glycerol-driven, and (c) ethylene glycol-driven.

Fig. 9. (a) Variation of CA and SA values of the fabricated superhydrophobic and superoleophobic POS/ Al2O3 NPs coating, and (b) hot water sliding process.

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