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Superhydrophobic Coatings: Wet‐Style Superhydrophobic Antifogging Coatings for Optical Sensors (Adv. Mater. 34/2020)
Author(s) -
Yoon Jongsun,
Ryu Min,
Kim Hyeongjeong,
Ahn GwangNoh,
Yim SeJun,
Kim DongPyo,
Lee Hyomin
Publication year - 2020
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.202070256
Subject(s) - materials science , coating , nanocomposite , microstructure , polymer , water repellent , surface energy , contact angle , anti reflective coating , nanotechnology , superhydrophobic coating , composite material
In article number 2002710, Dong‐Pyo Kim, Hyomin Lee, and co‐workers report a wet‐style superhydrophobic coating that exhibits excellent optical properties under a variety of environmental challenges. This coating for optical sensors is prepared by pattern transferring low‐surface‐energy microstructures onto a polymer–silica nanocomposite. The polymer–silica nanocomposite guides water molecules to preferably condense into and suppress reflection, while the low‐surface‐energy microstructure enables the coating to exhibit self‐cleaning properties.