Preparation and characterization of super-water-repellent Al2O3 coating films with high transparency

Tsutomu Minami; Noriko Katata; Kiyoharu Tadanaga

doi:10.1117/12.279158

2 October 1997 Preparation and characterization of super-water-repellent Al₂O₃ coating films with high transparency

Tsutomu Minami, Noriko Katata, Kiyoharu Tadanaga

Proceedings Volume 3136, Sol-Gel Optics IV; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279158
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Alumina thin films with a roughness of 20 to 50 nm were formed by immersing the porous alumina gel films prepared by the sol- gel method in boiling water. When hydrolyzed fluoroalkyltrimethoxysilane was coated on the alumina films, the films showed super-water-repellency and high transparency; the contact angle for water of the film was 165 degrees and the transmittance for visible light was higher than 92%. When the fluoroalkyltrimethoxysilane-coated thin films were heat- treated at temperatures higher than 500 degrees Celsius, the films became super-hydrophilic; the contact angle for water on the films was less than 5 degrees. It was shown the existence of air in the pores on the surface caused the super-water- repellency and that of water in the pores caused the super- hydrophilic property. The transparent, super water-repellent and super-hydrophilic coating films formed on glasses, metals, and ceramics have practical applications such as optical lenses, eye-glasses, cover glasses for solar cells, windshields of automobiles, and so on.

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Tsutomu Minami, Noriko Katata, and Kiyoharu Tadanaga "Preparation and characterization of super-water-repellent Al₂O₃ coating films with high transparency", Proc. SPIE 3136, Sol-Gel Optics IV, (2 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279158

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