Hydrocarbon versus fluorocarbon in the electrodeposition of superhydrophobic polymer films |
| |
Authors: | Darmanin Thierry Taffin de Givenchy Elisabeth Amigoni Sonia Guittard Frédéric |
| |
Institution: | Universite? de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Laboratoire de Chimie des Mate?riaux Organiques et Me?talliques, Equipe Chimie Organique aux Interfaces, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France. |
| |
Abstract: | To elaborate on superhydrophobic surfaces, we report the electrochemical synthesis, surface morphology, and wettability of hydrocarbon conductive polymer films obtained by the electrodeposition of polythiophene, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (i.e., PEDOT), and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxypyrrole) (i.e., PEDOP) derivatives. Highly hydrophobic films were obtained from n-C(14)H(29) and n-C(8)H(17) chains in the cases of polythiophenes and PEDOP, respectively. By contrast, superhydrophobic films were formed by the deposition of PEDOT substituted with n-C(10)H(21) chains (PEDOT-methyl undecanoate): static contact angle ≈ 160.6°, hysteresis ≈ 2°, and sliding angle ≈ 3°. Their surface properties were compared to those of previously reported fluorinated analogues. The water-repellent properties of PEDOT-methyl undecanoate were similar to the best surface properties obtained with fluorinated monomers. Even if the main approach for the chemical factor to build up superhydrophobic surfaces is via a coating of a fluorinated compound, this work confirms that the formation of fractal surfaces is able to achieve super-anti-wetting properties within a hydrocarbon series (less expensive with a favorable ecotoxic approach), and it opens a new path to bioinspired surfaces. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 PubMed 等数据库收录! |
|