
Fluorine-free, cost-effective and robust superhydrophobic coatings using nanosilica with highly covalently bonded octadecyl ligands
2024-08-07 08:47
Low surface energy and rough structure are two key factors in achieving superhydrophobicity. Currently, one of the common routes to acquire low surface energy is via the hydrolytic modification of organosilanes. However, due to steric hindrance, self-condensation of hydrolyzed silanes predominates, whereby the resulting products are mainly physically adsorbed or attached to the substrate by few bonds, resulting in the formed superhydrophobic surfaces susceptible to damage by external forces, which significantly inhibits their practical application and long-term service. Herein, the reasearchers prepared a novel functionalized nanosilica with highly chemically grafted octadecyl ligands in a non-aqueous medium. The covalent bond structure of the product (ODS@SiO2) is approved, and an average grafting density of 10 chains nm?2 was calculated.
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