Durable superhydrophobic coatings for prevention ofrain attenuation of 5G/weather radomes | |
Department | 环境材料与生态化学研究发展中心 |
Wei, Jinfei1; Zhang, Jiaojiao1; Cao, Xiaojun2; Huo, Jinhui2; Huang, Xiaopeng1; Zhang, Junping1,3 | |
The second department | 硅基功能材料组 |
2023-05-19 | |
Source Publication | Nature Communications |
Issue | 14Pages:2862 |
Abstract | Superhydrophobic coatings are expected to solve the rain attenuation issue of 5G radomes. However, it is very challenging to design and construct such superhydrophobic coatings with good impalement resistance, mechanical robustness, and weather resistance, which remains as one of the main bottlenecks hindering their practical applications. Here, we report the design of superhydrophobic coatings with all these merits mentioned above by spraycoating a suspension of adhesive/fluorinated silica core/shell microspheres onto substrates. The core/shell microspheres are formed by phase separation of the adhesive and adhesion between the adhesive and fluorinated silica nanoparticles. The coatings have an approximately isotropic three-tier hierarchical micro-/micro-/nanostructure, a dense but rough surface at the nanoscale, and chemically inert composition with low surface energy. Consequently, the coatings show excellent impalement resistance, mechanical robustness and weather resistance compared with previous studies, and the mechanisms are revealed. Furthermore, we realize large-scale preparation, extension, and practical application of the coatings for efficiently preventing rain attenuation of 5G/weather radomes. By taking these advantages, we believe that the superhydrophobic coatings have great application potential and market prospect. The findings here will boost preparation and real-world applications of superhydrophobic coatings. |
Keyword | superhydrophobic radomes superoleophobic silanes surface chemistry |
DOI | doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38678-0 |
Indexed By | SCI |
If | 16.6 |
Language | 英语 |
compositor | 第一作者单位 |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.licp.cn/handle/362003/30162 |
Collection | 环境材料与生态化学研究发展中心 |
Corresponding Author | Zhang, Junping |
Affiliation | 1.Center of Eco-Material andGreen Chemistry, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000 Lanzhou, PR China 2.Shandong Xinna Superhydrophobic New Materials Co. Ltd., 265402 Yantai, PR China. 3.Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, PR China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wei, Jinfei,Zhang, Jiaojiao,Cao, Xiaojun,et al. Durable superhydrophobic coatings for prevention ofrain attenuation of 5G/weather radomes[J]. Nature Communications,2023(14):2862. |
APA | Wei, Jinfei,Zhang, Jiaojiao,Cao, Xiaojun,Huo, Jinhui,Huang, Xiaopeng,&Zhang, Junping.(2023).Durable superhydrophobic coatings for prevention ofrain attenuation of 5G/weather radomes.Nature Communications(14),2862. |
MLA | Wei, Jinfei,et al."Durable superhydrophobic coatings for prevention ofrain attenuation of 5G/weather radomes".Nature Communications .14(2023):2862. |
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