UV-durable superhydrophobic textiles with UV-shielding properties by introduction of ZnO/SiO2 core/shell nanorods on PET fibers and hydrophobization

作者：Xue Chao Hua^*; Yin Wei; Zhang Ping; Zhang Jing; Ji Peng Ting; Jia Shun Tian

来源：Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects , 2013, 427: 7-12.

DOI：10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.03.021

• Surfaces
• Surface properties
• Coatings
• Nanostructures

ZnO nanostructures with different morphologies were grown on poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers by a hydrothermal process at a low temperature of 93 degrees C. Then the ZnO nanorod decorated fibers were layer-by-layer coated with silica forming ZnO/SiO2 core/shell structures on the textiles, and hydrophobized with hexadecyltrimethoxysilane. Scanning electron microscopy showed that introduction of ZnO nanostructures onto fibers made the textiles roughened dramatically, favoring the formation of superhydrophobic surfaces. Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry analysis and contact angle measurement of the textiles showed that growth of ZnO on the fibers enhanced the UV-blocking ability of the textiles, and coating of silica improved not only the UV-shielding property but also the UV-durability of the superhydrophobicity on the textiles.

• 出版日期2013-6-20
• 单位陕西科技大学