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Robust hydrophobic surfaces from suspension HVOF thermal sprayed rare-earth oxide ceramics coatings

Bai, Mingwen; Kazi, H.; Zhang, X.; Liu, J.; Hussain, Tanvir

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Mingwen Bai

H. Kazi

X. Zhang

J. Liu

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TANVIR HUSSAIN TANVIR.HUSSAIN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Coatings and Surface Engineering



Abstract

This study has presented an efficient coating method, namely suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) thermal spraying, to produce large super-hydrophobic ceramic surfaces with a unique micro- and nano-scale hierarchical structures to mimic natural super-hydrophobic surfaces. CeO2 was selected as coatings material, one of a group of rare-earth oxide (REO) ceramics that have recently been found to exhibit intrinsic hydrophobicity, even after exposure to high temperatures and abrasive wear. Robust hydrophobic REO ceramic surfaces were obtained from the deposition of thin CeO2 coatings (3–5 μm) using an aqueous suspension with a solid concentration of 30 wt.% sub-micron CeO2 particles (50–200 nm) on a selection of metallic substrates. It was found that the coatings’ hydrophobicity, microstructure, surface morphology, and deposition efficiency were all determined by the metallic substrates underneath. More importantly, it was demonstrated that the near super-hydrophobicity of SHVOF sprayed CeO2 coatings was achieved not only by the intrinsic hydrophobicity of REO but also their unique hierarchically structure. In addition, the coatings’ surface hydrophobicity was sensitive to the O/Ce ratio, which could explain the ‘delayed’ hydrophobicity of REO coatings.

Citation

Bai, M., Kazi, H., Zhang, X., Liu, J., & Hussain, T. (2018). Robust hydrophobic surfaces from suspension HVOF thermal sprayed rare-earth oxide ceramics coatings. Nature, 8, Article 6973. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25375-y

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 19, 2018
Publication Date May 3, 2018
Deposit Date May 8, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Nature
Print ISSN 0028-0836
Electronic ISSN 1476-4687
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 8
Article Number 6973
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25375-y
Keywords Suspension HVOF; Rare Earth Oxide; Hydrophobic; Nano-structure; Robustness
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/930974
Publisher URL https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-25375-y

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