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Superhydrophobic modification of aluminum alloy via chemical etching and phytic acid/metal ion self-assembly

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Superhydrophobic aluminum alloy is fabricated through a chemical etching combined with surface modification. The surface modification step consists of a cyclic assembly of phytic acid (PA) and a metal ion (Ce or Fe) followed by surface modification with a low-surface-energy material (perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane, PFTS). With the optimized fabrication parameter, the sample integrated with Ce ion, denoted as Al-PA-Ce-PFTS, shows the best superhydrophobicity with CA of 169.6° ± 0.8° and SA of < 1°, followed by the sample integrated with Fe ion, denoted as Al-PA-Fe-PFTS (CA = 164.9° ± 2.1° and SA < 1°). Both samples determine excellent non-wettability. Through studying the dynamic behavior of water droplets on the surfaces of Al-PA-Ce-PFTS and Al-PA-Fe-PFTS, it reveals that both samples show excellent anti-adhesion ability. Electrochemical tests with 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution indicates that the anti-corrosion performance of superhydrophobic aluminum alloy surfaces is much better than that of the untreated aluminum surface. The freezing of water droplets on Al-PA-Ce-PFTS and Al-PA-Fe-PFTS is much slower than that of the untreated aluminum surface. Some water droplets can remain unfrozen at − 5 °C for over 60 min on the surfaces of Al-PA-Ce-PFTS and Al-PA-Fe-PFTS.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1833202).

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  1. Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of China

    Lin Li & Aimin Zhang

  2. The Second Research Institute of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of China

    Lin Li, Tao Shi, Xiaoyong Ma, Sen Xue, Wenyan Li, Huaqiao Peng & Yongqiang Wei

  3. Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, People’s Republic of China

    Yuan Zhang & Chengshou Zhao

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Li, L., Shi, T., Zhang, Y. et al. Superhydrophobic modification of aluminum alloy via chemical etching and phytic acid/metal ion self-assembly. Appl. Phys. A 128, 310 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05444-w

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