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Rational Design of Highly Comprehensive Liquid-Like Coatings with Enhanced Transparency, Concerted Multi-Function,

Yang Su^1,2, Junhui He¹

¹Functional Nanomaterials Laboratory, Center for Micro/Nanomaterials and Technology, and Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

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Summary

Researchers developed a durable, transparent coating with exceptional repellent properties. This multi-functional surface offers enhanced durability for various industrial and daily applications.

Keywords:

durable coatings liquid‐like multi‐function slippery properties

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Area of Science:

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Nanotechnology

Background:

Developing transparent surfaces with repellent properties is crucial for industry and daily life.
Achieving omni-repellency, multi-functionality, and durability simultaneously in anti-reflective coatings is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To design a comprehensive coating integrating transparency, omni-repellency, and multi-functionality.
To demonstrate the unprecedented durability of the developed coating under rigorous conditions.

Main Methods:

Utilized a combination of structural and molecular design principles.
Created a silica hybrid coating with tailored surface properties.
Subjected the coating to extensive mechanical abrasion, adhesion/peeling tests, and extreme pH soaks.

Main Results:

The silica hybrid coating exhibited high transparency and exceptional omniphobicity.
The coating successfully integrated multiple functions including anti-smudge, anti-icing, and anti-corrosion.
Demonstrated remarkable durability, maintaining performance after 2.5 × 10^5 abrasion cycles and 1000 adhesion/peeling cycles.

Conclusions:

The developed coating offers a versatile and durable solution for various applications.
Provides a design blueprint for manufacturing advanced functional surfaces.
Highlights the potential of combined structural and molecular design for creating high-performance coatings.