Multi-walled carbon nanotubes enhanced superhydrophobic MWCNTs-Co/a-C: H carbon-based film for excellent self-cleaning and corrosion resistance
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes enhanced superhydrophobic MWCNTs-Co/a-C: H carbon-based film for excellent self-cleaning and corrosion resistance
A robust superhydrophobic MWCNTs-Co/a-C:H carbon-based film was successfully fabricated for the first time by a safe technology, namely electrochemical deposition. The multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and Co nano-particles were confirmed to tailor a micro-nanoscale hierarchical surface and nanocrystallite/amorphous microstructure. The resulting MWCNTs-Co/a-C:H carbon-based film exhibited complete water repellency with the contact angle (158.1°) and much smaller sliding angle (2.98°), fairly strong mechanical property, excellent corrosion resistance and self-cleaning ability. This research highlights a promising route for the preparation of robust superhydrophobic film, providing potential uses including self-cleaning, antifouling and anti-corrosion applications such as ship hulls and aeroplane wings.
Corrosion resistance, MWCNTs-Co/a-C:H, Self-cleaning, Superhydrophobic
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Zhu, Xiaobo
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Zhou, Shengguo
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Yan, Qingqing
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Wang, Shuncai
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1 June 2018
Zhu, Xiaobo
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Zhou, Shengguo
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Yan, Qingqing
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Wang, Shuncai
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Zhu, Xiaobo, Zhou, Shengguo, Yan, Qingqing and Wang, Shuncai
(2018)
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes enhanced superhydrophobic MWCNTs-Co/a-C: H carbon-based film for excellent self-cleaning and corrosion resistance.
Diamond and Related Materials, 86, .
(doi:10.1016/j.diamond.2018.04.021).
Abstract
A robust superhydrophobic MWCNTs-Co/a-C:H carbon-based film was successfully fabricated for the first time by a safe technology, namely electrochemical deposition. The multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and Co nano-particles were confirmed to tailor a micro-nanoscale hierarchical surface and nanocrystallite/amorphous microstructure. The resulting MWCNTs-Co/a-C:H carbon-based film exhibited complete water repellency with the contact angle (158.1°) and much smaller sliding angle (2.98°), fairly strong mechanical property, excellent corrosion resistance and self-cleaning ability. This research highlights a promising route for the preparation of robust superhydrophobic film, providing potential uses including self-cleaning, antifouling and anti-corrosion applications such as ship hulls and aeroplane wings.
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2Co-CNTs-paper
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Accepted/In Press date: 22 April 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 April 2018
Published date: 1 June 2018
Keywords:
Corrosion resistance, MWCNTs-Co/a-C:H, Self-cleaning, Superhydrophobic
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Local EPrints ID: 421153
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/421153
ISSN: 0925-9635
PURE UUID: 43caeefb-3a1f-49e3-84ae-fe08f92f5f43
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