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Title: Transparent superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic nanoparticle textured coatings: comparative study of anti-soiling performance

Abstract

Here, the anti-soiling (AS) performance of highly reflective, superhydrophilic (SPH, 0° water contact angle) coated mirrors was characterized and compared with that of superhydrophobic (SP, >165° water contact angle) coated mirrors.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [3]
  1. Energy and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, USA
  2. Center for Nanophase Materials Science, ORNL, USA
  3. Sustainable Electricity Program Office, ORNL, USA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1490126
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1502585
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Nanoscale Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nanoscale Advances Journal Volume: 1 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2516-0230
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Citation Formats

Jang, Gyoung Gug, Smith, D. Barton, Polizos, Georgios, Collins, Liam, Keum, Jong K., and Lee, Dominic F. Transparent superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic nanoparticle textured coatings: comparative study of anti-soiling performance. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C8NA00349A.
Jang, Gyoung Gug, Smith, D. Barton, Polizos, Georgios, Collins, Liam, Keum, Jong K., & Lee, Dominic F. Transparent superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic nanoparticle textured coatings: comparative study of anti-soiling performance. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NA00349A
Jang, Gyoung Gug, Smith, D. Barton, Polizos, Georgios, Collins, Liam, Keum, Jong K., and Lee, Dominic F. Tue . "Transparent superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic nanoparticle textured coatings: comparative study of anti-soiling performance". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NA00349A.
@article{osti_1490126,
title = {Transparent superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic nanoparticle textured coatings: comparative study of anti-soiling performance},
author = {Jang, Gyoung Gug and Smith, D. Barton and Polizos, Georgios and Collins, Liam and Keum, Jong K. and Lee, Dominic F.},
abstractNote = {Here, the anti-soiling (AS) performance of highly reflective, superhydrophilic (SPH, 0° water contact angle) coated mirrors was characterized and compared with that of superhydrophobic (SP, >165° water contact angle) coated mirrors.},
doi = {10.1039/C8NA00349A},
journal = {Nanoscale Advances},
number = 3,
volume = 1,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

Journal Article:
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https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NA00349A

Figures / Tables:

Figure 1 Figure 1: (a) Highly reflective, anti-soiling nanoparticle-texture solar mirrors (7.6 X 7.6 cm2) with no coating, superhydrophilic (SPH) coating, and superhydrophobic (SP) coating. Insets are water contact anglemeasurements on the coatedmirrors (themeasuredwater droplet volume = 5–10 $\mu$l). (b) SEM images of coated mirror surface, showing characteristics of SPH nanotexturing. (c)more » SEM cross-sectional view of SPH coating.« less

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