Effect of Surface Roughness of 316 L Stainless Steel Substrate on the Morphological and Super-Hydrophobic Property of TiO2 Thin Films Coatings

Autor: Mahdi Mozammel, Mohammad Khajeh, Nasrollah Najibi Ilkhechi
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Silicon. 10:2603-2607
ISSN: 1876-9918
1876-990X
DOI: 10.1007/s12633-018-9796-1
Popis: In this study, TiO2 was coated on 316L stainless steel substrates via sol–gel/ dip coating method. The effects of surface roughness on the physical properties have been investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), FTIR and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to investigate the morphological properties, identification of simple mixtures of organic and inorganic compounds and structure of crystal, respectively. Also, the effect of roughness on the hydrophobic property of coating measured by water contact angle. Water contact angle increased from 142.5∘ to 168.5∘ by increasing the roughness. From wettability results indicated that roughness had significant effect on the hydrophobic property of thin films.
Databáze: OpenAIRE