Development of Organosilicon-Based Superhydrophobic Coatings through Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Polymerization of HMDSO in Nitrogen Plasma

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Siavash Asadollahi¹  Masoud Farzaneh¹  Jacopo Profili²  Luc Stafford² 

[1] Canada Research Chair on Engineering of Power Network Atmospheric Icing (INGIVRE), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QC G7H 2B1, Canada;Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada;

关键词: atmospheric pressure plasma jets;    plasma polymerization;    superhydrophobicity;    wetting;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ma12020219

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Water-repellent surfaces, often referred to as superhydrophobic surfaces, have found numerous potential applications in several industries. However, the synthesis of stable superhydrophobic surfaces through economical and practical processes remains a challenge. In the present work, we report on the development of an organosilicon-based superhydrophobic coating using an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet with an emphasis on precursor fragmentation dynamics as a function of power and precursor flow rate. The plasma jet is initially modified with a quartz tube to limit the diffusion of oxygen from the ambient air into the discharge zone. Then, superhydrophobic coatings are developed on a pre-treated microporous aluminum-6061 substrate through plasma polymerization of HMDSO in the confined atmospheric pressure plasma jet operating in nitrogen plasma. All surfaces presented here are superhydrophobic with a static contact angle higher than 150° and contact angle hysteresis lower than 6°. It is shown that increasing the plasma power leads to a higher oxide content in the coating, which can be correlated to higher precursor fragmentation, thus reducing the hydrophobic behavior of the surface. Furthermore, increasing the precursor flow rate led to higher deposition and lower precursor fragmentation, leading to a more organic coating compared to other cases.

【 授权许可】

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