Fluorine-free transparent superhydrophobic coating, and preparation method therefor and application thereof

Abstract

A fluorine-free transparent superhydrophobic coating, and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof are provided. In the preparation method, a three-dimensional network structure formed by self-assembly of a bisamide derivative (1,4-bis[(3,4-dioctyloxyphenyl)-bisamido]benzene, BPH-8) is used as a template; tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as a silica precursor is adsorbed on a surface of the template to undergo sol-gel polymerization to form silica with high transparency; then BPH-8 is removed by calcination to obtain a fibrous transparent silica surface; the silica surface is hydrophobically modified with octyltrichlorosilane to obtain a transparent superhydrophobic coating. The fluorine-free transparent superhydrophobic coating features a water contact angle of 162.7°, a sliding angle of less than 3°, and an average transmittance of visible light of 84.8%, and has good self-cleaning ability, and potential application value in the fields of architectural glass, automotive window glass, rearview mirrors, optical lenses, and solar photovoltaics.

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