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Transparent, Thermally Stable and Mechanically Robust Superhydrophobic Surfaces Made from Porous Silica Capsules
Author(s) -
Deng Xu,
Mammen Lena,
Zhao Yanfei,
Lellig Philipp,
Müllen Klaus,
Li Chen,
Butt HansJürgen,
Vollmer Doris
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201100410
Subject(s) - materials science , porosity , coating , porous medium , nanotechnology , superhydrophobic coating , composite material
Robust transparent superhydrophobic coatings are advantage for convenient and cost‐effective maintenance of a variety of surfaces. Until today most coatings suffer from poor mechanical stability. Based on porous silica capsules we developed an easy to apply method to overcome these limitations. The coating is not only mechanically robust but also highly transparent as demonstrated by applying it to organic solar cells, keeping its high‐performance unaltered.