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Methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS)-based silica-iron oxide superhydrophobic nanocomposites
Digambar Nadargi1, Jyoti Gurav2, Miguel A Marioni3
1Laboratory for Building Energy Materials and Components, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf 8600, Switzerland.
Abstract:
We report a facile synthesis of superhydrophobic silica-iron oxide nanocomposites via a co-precursor sol-gel process. The choice of the silica precursor (Methyltrimethoxysilane, MTMS) in combination with iron nitrate altered the pore structure dramatically. The influence of iron oxide doping on the structural properties of pristine MTMS aerogel is discussed.
