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Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2023, 12(9): 1758-1766 https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2023.9220784
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Cold sintering process for fabrication of a superhydrophobic ZnO–polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ceramic composite

Show Author's Information Xuetong Zhaoa,  Yang Yanga,  Li Chenga( ),  Jing Guob( ),  Shenglin Kanga,  Yuchen Lia,  Xilin Wangc,  Lijun Yanga,  Ruijin Liaoa
State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Engineering Laboratory of Power Equipment Reliability in Complicated Coastal Environments, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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superhydrophobicity, cold sintering process (CSP), contact angles, ZnO–polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ceramic composites, sliding angles (SAs)
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Zhao X, Yang Y, Cheng L, et al. Cold sintering process for fabrication of a superhydrophobic ZnO–polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ceramic composite. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2023, 12(9): 1758-1766. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2023.9220784
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Composite coatings or films with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are typically utilized to offer superhydrophobic surfaces. However, the superhydrophobic surfaces usually have limited durability and require complicated fabrication methods. Herein, we report the successful integration of PTFE with ZnO ceramics to achieve superhydrophobicity via a one-step sintering method, cold sintering process (CSP), at 300 ℃. (1–x) ZnO–x PTFE ceramic composites with x ranging from 0 to 70 vol% are densified with relative density of over 97%. Micro/nano-scale PTFE polymer is dispersed among ZnO grains forming polymer grain boundary phases, which modulate surface morphology and surface energy of the ZnO–PTFE ceramic composites. For the 60 vol% ZnO–40 vol% PTFE ceramic composite, superhydrophobic properties are optimized with static water contact angles (WCAs) and sliding angles (SAs) of 162° and 7°, respectively. After abrading into various thicknesses (2.52, 2.26, and 1.99 mm) and contaminating with graphite powders on the surface, WCA and SA are still maintained with a high level of 157°–160° and 7°–9.3°, respectively. This work indicates that CSP provides a promising pathway to integrate polymers with ceramics to realize stable superhydrophobicity.


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Cold sintering process for fabrication of a superhydrophobic ZnO–polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ceramic composite

Show Author's information Xuetong Zhaoa, Yang Yanga, Li Chenga( ), Jing Guob( ), Shenglin Kanga, Yuchen Lia, Xilin Wangc, Lijun Yanga, Ruijin Liaoa
State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Engineering Laboratory of Power Equipment Reliability in Complicated Coastal Environments, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China

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Composite coatings or films with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are typically utilized to offer superhydrophobic surfaces. However, the superhydrophobic surfaces usually have limited durability and require complicated fabrication methods. Herein, we report the successful integration of PTFE with ZnO ceramics to achieve superhydrophobicity via a one-step sintering method, cold sintering process (CSP), at 300 ℃. (1–x) ZnO–x PTFE ceramic composites with x ranging from 0 to 70 vol% are densified with relative density of over 97%. Micro/nano-scale PTFE polymer is dispersed among ZnO grains forming polymer grain boundary phases, which modulate surface morphology and surface energy of the ZnO–PTFE ceramic composites. For the 60 vol% ZnO–40 vol% PTFE ceramic composite, superhydrophobic properties are optimized with static water contact angles (WCAs) and sliding angles (SAs) of 162° and 7°, respectively. After abrading into various thicknesses (2.52, 2.26, and 1.99 mm) and contaminating with graphite powders on the surface, WCA and SA are still maintained with a high level of 157°–160° and 7°–9.3°, respectively. This work indicates that CSP provides a promising pathway to integrate polymers with ceramics to realize stable superhydrophobicity.

Keywords: superhydrophobicity, cold sintering process (CSP), contact angles, ZnO–polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ceramic composites, sliding angles (SAs)

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Received: 03 May 2023
Revised: 01 July 2023
Accepted: 02 July 2023
Published: 18 September 2023
Issue date: September 2023

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The authors acknowledge the support from the funding of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51877016), the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation, China (Grant No. 171050), and Science and Technology Project of State Grid Co., Ltd., China (Grant No. 5500-202399372A-2-2-ZB). Authors thank Sinoma Institute of Materials Research Co., Ltd. (Guang Zhou, China) for TEM test.

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