An efficient method for the creation of a superhydrophobic surface: ethylene polymerization over self-assembled colloidal silica nanoparticles incorporating single-site Cr-oxide catalysts

作者：Horiuchi Yu; Fujiwara Kensei; Kamegawa Takashi; Mori Kohsuke; Yamashita Hiromi^*

来源：Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21(24): 8543-8546.

DOI：10.1039/c1jm11296a

The present communication describes a new method for the creation of a superhydrophobic thin film, in which polyethylene is synthesized on self-assembled colloidal silica nanoparticles incorporating single-site Cr-oxide catalysts. The obtained thin film shows a static water contact angle of 162 degrees due to the combined effect of hydrophobicity of synthesized polyethylene and microstructures formed by colloidal silica nanoparticles.

• 出版日期2011