Transparent Nanostructured Coatings With UV-shielding and Superhydrophobicity Properties

Taoye Wang, Tayirjan T Isimjan, Jianfeng Chen, Sohrab Rohani

Nanotechnology. 2011 Jul 1;22(26):265708.

PMID: 21576801

Abstract:

Visible light transparent, UV-shielding and superhydrophobic nanostructured coatings have been successfully fabricated through a facile layer-by-layer deposition of TiO(2) and SiO(2) nanoparticles. The coatings are composed of an underlying UV-shielding TiO(2) layer and a top fully covered protective SiO(2) layer. The resulting coatings can block 100% of UVB and UVC and almost 85% of UVA. The fabricated surfaces have contact angles exceeding 165° after coating with organic PTES (1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane) molecules. The transparent superhydrophobic surfaces exhibit extremely strong UV stability. All coatings retain the initial UV-shielding and superhydrophobic properties even after exposure to 275 nm UV light with a light intensity of 75 mW cm(-2) for 12 h.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP51851377	1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane		51851-37-7	Price