Electroplating of non-fluorinated superhydrophobic Ni/WC/WS2 composite coatings with high abrasive resistance
Electroplating of non-fluorinated superhydrophobic Ni/WC/WS2 composite coatings with high abrasive resistance
Weak hierarchical rough structures on superhydrophobic surfaces hinder their practical industrial applications. This paper reports a strategy to fabricate robust nickel-based superhydrophobic coatings via the codeposition of nanosized WS2 and WC particles. The Ni/WC/WS2 composite coatings were synthesized on mild steel substrates by one-pot electroplating followed by the adsorption of stearic acid self-assembled monolayers to modify the surface wetting. The particle concentration in the bath was investigated and the maximum water contact angle of approx. 170° was achieved by optimizing the particle contained. Hardened by WC and lubricated by WS2 inclusions the superhydrophobic coatings showed remarkable abrasive resistance with a bearing capacity ≥10,000 mm abrasion length. The coatings also showed aerophilic behavior and good environmental stability over >6 months.
Electroplating, Ni/WC/WS2, Composite, Superhydrophobic, Abrasion
1329-1340
Zhou, Jixue
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Zhao, Guochen
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Li, Jinshang
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Chen, Jie
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Zhang, Suqing
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Wang, Jin
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Xue, Yanpeng
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Wang, Shuncai
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Walsh, Frank
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September 2019
Zhou, Jixue
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Zhao, Guochen
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Li, Jinshang
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Chen, Jie
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Zhang, Suqing
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Wang, Jin
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Xue, Yanpeng
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Wang, Shuncai
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Walsh, Frank
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Zhou, Jixue, Zhao, Guochen, Li, Jinshang, Chen, Jie, Zhang, Suqing, Wang, Jin, Xue, Yanpeng, Wang, Shuncai and Walsh, Frank
(2019)
Electroplating of non-fluorinated superhydrophobic Ni/WC/WS2 composite coatings with high abrasive resistance.
Applied Surface Science, 487, .
(doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.05.244).
Abstract
Weak hierarchical rough structures on superhydrophobic surfaces hinder their practical industrial applications. This paper reports a strategy to fabricate robust nickel-based superhydrophobic coatings via the codeposition of nanosized WS2 and WC particles. The Ni/WC/WS2 composite coatings were synthesized on mild steel substrates by one-pot electroplating followed by the adsorption of stearic acid self-assembled monolayers to modify the surface wetting. The particle concentration in the bath was investigated and the maximum water contact angle of approx. 170° was achieved by optimizing the particle contained. Hardened by WC and lubricated by WS2 inclusions the superhydrophobic coatings showed remarkable abrasive resistance with a bearing capacity ≥10,000 mm abrasion length. The coatings also showed aerophilic behavior and good environmental stability over >6 months.
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Accepted/In Press date: 21 May 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 22 May 2019
Published date: September 2019
Keywords:
Electroplating, Ni/WC/WS2, Composite, Superhydrophobic, Abrasion
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/431961
ISSN: 0169-4332
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Jixue Zhou
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Guochen Zhao
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Jinshang Li
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Jie Chen
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Jin Wang
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Yanpeng Xue
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