New Approaches to Increasing the Superhydrophobicity of Coatings Based on ZnO and TiO<sub>2</sub>

The work presented is devoted to new approaches to increasing the superhydrophobic properties of coatings based on zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>). There is an innovation in the use of inorganic coatings with a non-polar structure, high melting point, and good adh...

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Autores principales: Arsen E. Muslimov, Makhach Kh. Gadzhiev, Vladimir M. Kanevsky
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b3b5745c2f9e4d1f972ecfb0990ee4272021-11-25T17:16:32ZNew Approaches to Increasing the Superhydrophobicity of Coatings Based on ZnO and TiO<sub>2</sub>10.3390/coatings111113692079-6412https://doaj.org/article/b3b5745c2f9e4d1f972ecfb0990ee4272021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/11/1369https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6412The work presented is devoted to new approaches to increasing the superhydrophobic properties of coatings based on zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>). There is an innovation in the use of inorganic coatings with a non-polar structure, high melting point, and good adhesion to ZnO, in contrast to the traditionally used polymer coatings with low performance characteristics. The maximum superhydrophobicity of the ZnO surface (contact angle of 173°) is achieved after coating with a layer of hematite (Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>). The reason for the abnormally high hydrophobicity is a combination of factors: minimization of the area of contact with water (Cassie state) and the specific microstructure of a coating with a layer of non-polar Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. It was shown that the coating of ZnO structures with bimodal roughness with a gold (Au) layer that is 60-nm thick leads to an increase in the wetting contact angle from 145° to 168°. For clean surfaces of Au and hematite Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> films, the contact angle wets at no more than 70°. In the case of titanium oxide coatings, what is new lies in the method of controlled synthesis of a coating with a given crystal structure and a level of doping with nitrogen using plasma technologies. It has been shown that the use of nitrogen plasma in an open atmosphere with different compositions (molecular, atomic) makes it possible to obtain both a hydrophilic (contact angle of 73°) and a highly hydrophobic surface (contact angle of 150°).Arsen E. MuslimovMakhach Kh. GadzhievVladimir M. KanevskyMDPI AGarticlezinc oxidetitanium dioxiderutilenitrogenAuhematiteEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENCoatings, Vol 11, Iss 1369, p 1369 (2021)
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topic zinc oxide
titanium dioxide
rutile
nitrogen
Au
hematite
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
spellingShingle zinc oxide
titanium dioxide
rutile
nitrogen
Au
hematite
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Arsen E. Muslimov
Makhach Kh. Gadzhiev
Vladimir M. Kanevsky
New Approaches to Increasing the Superhydrophobicity of Coatings Based on ZnO and TiO<sub>2</sub>
description The work presented is devoted to new approaches to increasing the superhydrophobic properties of coatings based on zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>). There is an innovation in the use of inorganic coatings with a non-polar structure, high melting point, and good adhesion to ZnO, in contrast to the traditionally used polymer coatings with low performance characteristics. The maximum superhydrophobicity of the ZnO surface (contact angle of 173°) is achieved after coating with a layer of hematite (Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>). The reason for the abnormally high hydrophobicity is a combination of factors: minimization of the area of contact with water (Cassie state) and the specific microstructure of a coating with a layer of non-polar Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. It was shown that the coating of ZnO structures with bimodal roughness with a gold (Au) layer that is 60-nm thick leads to an increase in the wetting contact angle from 145° to 168°. For clean surfaces of Au and hematite Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> films, the contact angle wets at no more than 70°. In the case of titanium oxide coatings, what is new lies in the method of controlled synthesis of a coating with a given crystal structure and a level of doping with nitrogen using plasma technologies. It has been shown that the use of nitrogen plasma in an open atmosphere with different compositions (molecular, atomic) makes it possible to obtain both a hydrophilic (contact angle of 73°) and a highly hydrophobic surface (contact angle of 150°).
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author Arsen E. Muslimov
Makhach Kh. Gadzhiev
Vladimir M. Kanevsky
author_facet Arsen E. Muslimov
Makhach Kh. Gadzhiev
Vladimir M. Kanevsky
author_sort Arsen E. Muslimov
title New Approaches to Increasing the Superhydrophobicity of Coatings Based on ZnO and TiO<sub>2</sub>
title_short New Approaches to Increasing the Superhydrophobicity of Coatings Based on ZnO and TiO<sub>2</sub>
title_full New Approaches to Increasing the Superhydrophobicity of Coatings Based on ZnO and TiO<sub>2</sub>
title_fullStr New Approaches to Increasing the Superhydrophobicity of Coatings Based on ZnO and TiO<sub>2</sub>
title_full_unstemmed New Approaches to Increasing the Superhydrophobicity of Coatings Based on ZnO and TiO<sub>2</sub>
title_sort new approaches to increasing the superhydrophobicity of coatings based on zno and tio<sub>2</sub>
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url https://doaj.org/article/b3b5745c2f9e4d1f972ecfb0990ee427
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