Peng H, Li L, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Wang T, Zheng B, Zhou H. Organic carbon dot coating for superhydrophobic aluminum alloy surfaces.
JOURNAL OF COATINGS TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 2021;
18:861-869. [PMID:
33589866 PMCID:
PMC7875562 DOI:
10.1007/s11998-020-00449-7]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
A novel fluorine-free and silicon-free superhydrophobic aluminum alloy (treated-Al) is fabricated by chemical etching using hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide and modified with an organic carbon dot (OCD) coating. The water contact angle (CA) of the treated-Al surface increases with the OCD concentration. When etched aluminum (etched-Al) is modified with 0.5 mg/ml OCDs, a CA of 161.4° is achieved, which indicates good nonwettability. SEM results verify that porous microstructures with cavities are uniformly distributed on the surface of etched-Al, in contrast to the bare aluminum alloy, which forms a primary rough structure. After treatment with 0.5 mg/ml OCDs, a nanoparticle coating is dispersed on the rough structures of treated-Al-0.5, which can trap air and make a water droplet essentially rest on a layer of air. The treated-Al-0.5 material has good self-cleaning properties and can sweep away contaminants at both 20 and 0°C. The Ecorr and Icorr of treated-Al-0.5 are - 0.56 V and 2.82 × 10-6 A/cm2, respectively, which shows good anticorrosion performance.
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