US20150240123A1 - Superhydrophobic aerogel that does not require per-fluoro compounds or contain any fluorine - Google Patents

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US20150240123A1 US14/678,533 US201514678533A US2015240123A1 US 20150240123 A1 US20150240123 A1 US 20150240123A1 US 201514678533 A US201514678533 A US 201514678533A US 2015240123 A1 US2015240123 A1 US 2015240123A1
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  • the subject matter of this invention relates to protective coatings and, more particularly, to superhydrophobic coatings.
  • the two-layer-coating can include a hydrophobic bottom layer and a hydrophobic or super-hydrophobic top layer used to prevent water and/or salt ions from penetrating the surface of the coating.
  • a hydrophobic bottom layer and a hydrophobic or super-hydrophobic top layer used to prevent water and/or salt ions from penetrating the surface of the coating.
  • most superhydrophobic coatings contain fluorine which can be environmentally unfriendly and may not be cost effective to manufacture.
  • the method can include providing an ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel formed using a first solvent, at least one alkoxy silane precursor, water, and an acid, wherein the polysilicate gel can include a three dimensional network of silica particles having surface functional groups and a plurality of pores, and wherein a fluid is disposed in the plurality of pores, the fluid including the first solvent, one or more reaction products of the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of the alkoxy silane, and un-reacted materials.
  • the method can also include replacing the first solvent present in the plurality of pores of the polysilicate gel with a second solvent, wherein the second solvent is immiscible with the first solvent and derivatizing the surface functional groups using a silylating agent to form a surface derivatized polysilicate gel.
  • the method can further include forming a coating solution of the surface derivatized polysilicate gel in a third solvent and applying the coating solution to a substrate surface forming a superhydrophobic coating.
  • a superhydrophobic device including a substrate component and one or more superhydrophobic coatings disposed over the substrate component, wherein at least one of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings has a water contact angle of at least about 150° and a contact angle hysteresis of less than about 1°.
  • the one or more superhydrophobic coatings can include an ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel, the polysilicate gel including a three dimensional network of silica particles having surface functional groups derivatized with a silylating agent and a plurality of pores.
  • an article including a surface, wherein the surface includes at least one region and a superhydrophobic coating disposed over the at least one region, wherein the superhydrophobic coating can have a water contact angle of at least about 150° and a contact angle hysteresis of less than about 1°.
  • the superhydrophobic coating can include an ultra high water content catalyzed polysilicate gel, the polysilicate gel including a three dimensional network of silica particles having surface functional groups derivatized with a silylating agent and a plurality of pores.
  • FIG. 1 shows a method for preparing a superhydrophobic coating in accordance with the present teachings.
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a cross section of a portion of an exemplary superhydrophobic coating in accordance with the present teachings.
  • FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a cross section of a portion of an exemplary article in accordance with the present teachings.
  • hydrophobic and hydroophobicity refer to the wettability of a surface (e.g., a coating surface) that has a water contact angle of approximately 85° or more.
  • a hydrophobic surface is described as having a low contact angle hysteresis if the difference between advancing and receding contact angles is less than 1°.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary method 100 for preparing a superhydrophobic coating, for example, exemplary superhydrophobic coatings 210 and 310 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
  • the method 100 can include a step 101 of providing an ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel formed using a first solvent, at least one alkoxy silane precursor, water, and an acid, wherein the polysilicate gel can include a three dimensional network of silica particles having surface functional groups and a plurality of pores.
  • a fluid can be disposed in the plurality of pores.
  • Exemplary fluid can include, but are not limited to, the first solvent, one or more reaction products of the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of the alkoxy silane, and un-reacted materials such as, for example, alkoxy silane precursor.
  • the alkoxy silane precursor can be organically modified silane monomers having a general formula of, for example, (R′) x Si(OR) 4-x , wherein x can be 1 or 2 and R and R′ can be the same or different and can include an organic group, such as, for example, an alkyl, an alkenyl, an alkynyl, an aryl group, or combinations thereof.
  • the alkoxy silane precursor can include one or more silane compounds including, but not limited to, methyltrimethoxy silane, vinyltrimethoxy silane, dimethyldiethoxy silane, methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy silane, mercaptopropyltrimethoxy silane, chloropropyltrimethoxy silane, bromopropyltrimethoxy silane, iodopropyltrimethoxy silane, and chloromethyltrimethoxy silane, tetraethoxysilane, tetramethoxysilane, and 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl) ethane.
  • silane compounds including, but not limited to, methyltrimethoxy silane, vinyltrimethoxy silane, dimethyldiethoxy silane, methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy silane, mercaptopropyltrimethoxy silane, chloropropyltrimethoxy silane, bromopropyltrimethoxy si
  • the first solvent can be any suitable liquid such as, for example, methanol, ethanol, and any organic solvent at least partially miscible with water.
  • the acid can be any suitable acid such as, for example, 1.0 N hydrochloric acid and any other source of hydrogen ions.
  • the step 101 of providing an ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel can include forming a polysilicate gel using a first solvent, at least one alkoxy silane precursor, water, and an acid, such that a molar ratio of water to alkoxy silane precursor can be in the range of about 10 to about 80, which leads to the distinction of ‘ultra high water’ content. In some embodiments the molar ratio of water to alkoxy silane precursor can be greater than about 80.
  • the polysilicate gel can be formed by first adding the first solvent to the alkoxy silane precursor, followed by the addition of water and the acid to form a reaction mixture.
  • the reaction mixture can then be agitated and placed at a temperature in the range of about 15° C. to about 80° C. for a period of approximately 1 day to approximately 90 days, and in some cases by placing the reaction mixture at a temperature in the range of about 40° C. to about 60° C. for a period of approximately 3 days to approximately 10 days.
  • the polysilicate gel can be rather firm and can have appearance from transparent to opaque depending upon the first solvent used.
  • the polysilicate gel should not be loose at this stage; tapping the bottom of the reaction vessel should result in a reverberation throughout the polysilicate gel. Excess water and higher levels of acid catalyst can render the hydrolysis portion of the synthesis the dominating process and limiting the condensation.
  • the method 100 for preparing a superhydrophobic coating can further include a step 102 of replacing the fluid disposed in the plurality of pores of the polysilicate gel with a second solvent.
  • the step 102 of replacing the fluid disposed in the plurality of pores of the polysilicate gel with a second solvent can include breaking up the ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel to form a broken gel and adding a second solvent to the broken gel.
  • Any suitable solvent immiscible with the first solvent can be used as the second solvent, such as, for example, hexane.
  • the broken gel in the second solvent can be kept at a temperature in the range of about 40° C. to about 60° C. for at least about 30 minutes to allow solvent exchange.
  • the method 100 for preparing a superhydrophobic coating can further include a step 103 of derivatizing the surface functional groups of the polysilicate gel using one or more silylating agents to form a surface derivatized polysilicate gel.
  • the step 103 of derivatizing the surface functional groups of the polysilicate gel can include gradually adding a silylating agent adding to the polysilicate gel due to silylation reaction being exothermic in nature.
  • any suitable silane can be used as the silylating agent, such as, for example, trimethylchlorosilane, trichloromethylsilane, trichlorooctylsilane, hexamethyldisilazane, and any reactive silane including at least one hydrophobic ligand.
  • Silylation reaction may also result in bubbling of the solvent and once the bubbling stops, the polysilicate gel can be stored in the silylating agent at a temperature in the range of about 40° C. to about 60° C. for about 6 hours to about 10 hours to form a surface derivatized polysilicate gel and an excess of the silylating agent can be removed.
  • the second solvent helps in the transport of the silylating agent for reaction with the surface functional groups, such as, for example, surface hydroxyl moieties of the polysilicate gel.
  • the method 100 of preparing a superhydrophobic coating can further include a step 104 of forming a coating solution of the surface derivatized polysilicate gel in a third solvent.
  • the step 104 of forming a coating solution of the surface derivatized polysilicate gel in a third solvent can include washing the surface derivatized polysilicate gel with an excess of second solvent and washing the surface derivatized polysilicate gel with a third solvent at least twice before adding the third solvent to the surface derivatized polysilicate gel to form a coating solution.
  • the step 104 of forming a coating solution can also include sonicating the surface derivatized polysilicate gel to break up aggregates and redispersing the surface derivatized polysilicate gel in the third solvent.
  • Any suitable third solvent can be used, such as, for example, ethanol.
  • the third solvent can be the same as the first solvent.
  • the method 100 of preparing a superhydrophobic coating can further include a step of 105 of forming a superhydrophobic coating by applying the coating solution to a substrate using any suitable technique, such as, for example, dip coating, brush coating, roller coating, spray coating, spin coating, casting, and flow coating.
  • Any suitable material can be used for the substrate surface, such as, for example, metal, silicon wafers, glass, ceramics, plastics, and fabrics.
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a cross section of a portion of an exemplary superhydrophobic device 200 , in accordance with various embodiments of the present teachings.
  • the exemplary superhydrophobic device 200 can include a substrate component 220 and one or more superhydrophobic coatings 210 disposed over the substrate component 220 , wherein at least one of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings has a water contact angle of at least about 150° and a contact angle hysteresis of less than about 1°.
  • Any suitable material can be used for the substrate component such as, for example, a metal, a silicon wafer, a glass, a ceramic, a plastic, and a fabric.
  • each of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings can include an ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel, wherein the polysilicate gel can include a three dimensional network of silica particles having surface functional groups derivatized with a silylating agent and a plurality of pores.
  • exemplary silylating agent can include, but are not limited to, trimethylchlorosilane, trichloromethylsilane, trichlorooctylsilane, hexamethyldisilazane, or any reactive silane including at least one hydrophobic ligand.
  • each of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings 210 can be the same in terms of chemical composition and thickness.
  • At least one of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings 210 can be different in terms of chemical composition and thickness.
  • each of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings can have a thickness from about 0.2 ⁇ m to about 3 ⁇ m.
  • At least one of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings can resists corrosion for about 1800 hours or longer. In some other embodiments, at least one of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings can be used as an anti-icing coating, a defogging coating, an anti-microbial coating, a stain resistant coating, or a drag reduction coating in water environment.
  • the exemplary article 300 can include a surface 320 , the surface 320 including at least one region 330 and a superhydrophobic coating 310 disposed over the at least one region 330 , wherein the superhydrophobic coating has a water contact angle of at least about 150° and a contact angle hysteresis of less than about 1°.
  • Any suitable material can be used for the at least one region 330 of the surface 320 , including, but not limited to, a metal, a silicon wafer, a glass, a ceramic, a plastic, and a fabric.
  • the superhydrophobic coating 320 can include an ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel, wherein the polysilicate gel can include a three dimensional network of silica particles having surface functional groups derivatized with a silylating agent and a plurality of pores.
  • Exemplary silylating agent can include, but are not limited to, trimethylchlorosilane, trichloromethylsilane, trichlorooctylsilane, hexamethyldisilazane, or any reactive silane including at least one hydrophobic ligand.
  • the superhydrophobic coating 310 can have a thickness from about 0.2 ⁇ m to about 3 ⁇ m.
  • the superhydrophobic coating 320 can resist corrosion for about 1800 hours or longer.
  • the exemplary article 300 can include, but is not limited to an antenna, a window, an automobile, an aircraft, a building, a textile, a boat, a partially and/or fully submerged structure in water and the superhydrophobic coating 320 can be used for a wide variety of applications, including, but not limited to, anti-icing coating, a defogging coating, an anti-microbial coating, a stain resistant coating, and a drag reduction coating in water environment.
  • the superhydrophobic coatings 210 , 310 as disclosed herein are prepared in a similar manner to other thin film aerogels. However, it is the surface chemistry i.e. alkyl silyl moieties (derivatized surface functional groups) of the superhydrophobic coatings 210 , 310 that are responsible for the inherent material roughness and super water repellency. This attribute makes the superhydrophobic coatings 210 , 310 of the present disclosure less costly and renders them safe for biological applications.
  • the superhydrophobic coatings 210 , 310 and the method 100 of making them are environmentally friendly.
  • Other features of the superhydrophobic coatings 210 , 310 of the present disclosure are low refractive index in the range of about 1.06 to about 1.08 at about 600 nm and optical clarity.
  • TMCS trimethylchlorosilane
  • One of the exemplary superhydrophobic coatings had a thickness of about 369.47 nm and a refractive index of about 1.0782 at about 600 nm.
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