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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Versatile Self‐Cleaning Coating Production Through Sol–Gel Chemistry
Contributor:
Power, A. C.;
Barrett, A.;
Abubakar, J.;
Suarez, L. J.;
Ryan, L.;
Wencel, D.;
Sullivan, T.;
Regan, F.
Published:
Wiley, 2016
Published in:
Advanced Engineering Materials, 18 (2016) 1, Seite 76-82
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/adem.201500112
ISSN:
1438-1656;
1527-2648
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
The performance of optical devices is dependent on their optical transparency (OT). This is evident when such devices are exposed to environmental conditions that can reduce OT. The development of a robust, transparent and self‐cleaning coating is highly desirable, for applications likeoptical windows and solar panels. This work reports the design of such coatings based on a hydrophobic thin film fabricated using a sol‐gel process. Coating properties were optimised by modification of the surface topography of the coatings, achieved by the incorporation of silica nanoparticles(NPs). The coating was characterised by water contact angle(WCA), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and white light interferometry (WLI). The efficacy and robustness of the coating foroptical application was assessed.