Superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic wettability transition of functionalized SiO2 nanoparticles

Arellano-Galindo, Lilia Guadalupe; Reynosa-Martínez, Ana Cecilia; Gaitán-Arévalo, Juniet Rebeca; Valerio-Rodríguez, María Fernanda; Vargas-Gutiérrez, Gregorio; López-Honorato, Eddie

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.04.137

Superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic wettability transition of functionalized SiO₂ nanoparticles

Journal Article · Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Ceramics International

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.04.137· OSTI ID:1872869

^[1]; ^[1]; Gaitán-Arévalo, Juniet Rebeca ^[1]; Valerio-Rodríguez, María Fernanda ^[1]; Vargas-Gutiérrez, Gregorio ^[1]; López-Honorato, Eddie ^[2]

Inst. Politecnico Nacional (IPN), Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila (Mexico). Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV)
Inst. Politecnico Nacional (IPN), Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila (Mexico). Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces and their transitions are of great interest for the production of self-cleaning, anti-biofouling, or corrosion-resistant materials. This research reports the wettability transition from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic SiO₂ nanoparticles functionalized with 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (POTS) and induced by temperature. The functionalization of these nanoparticles was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and transmission electron microscopy. The functionalization of SiO₂ nanoparticles with POTS resulted in superhydrophobic surfaces with water contact angles up to 157°. A sudden transition to superhydrophilic behavior with water contact angles (WCA) below 5° was observed when the sample was heat-treated at 500 °C, despite the presence of fluorine on the surface of these nanoparticles, as confirmed by XPS and transmission electron microscopy. XPS suggested that the transition was caused by the change in orientation of the fluoroalkyl molecules and its partial decomposition due to the loss of the –CF₃ group, resulting in shorter chains with a tail-end group with C–O bonds, which promoted the superhydrophilicity.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1872869

Journal Information:: Ceramics International, Journal Name: Ceramics International Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 48; ISSN 0272-8842

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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