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Facile fabrication and evaluation of self-healing Zn-Al layered double hydroxide superhydrophobic coating on aluminum alloy

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The preparation of superhydrophobic coating on the surface of aluminum alloy can effectively improve its performance in the harsh environment. In this work, a superhydrophobic coating with water contact angle (WCA) up to 157.5 ± 0.5° and sliding angle less than 3° is prepared on aluminum alloy 6061 substrate by simple and environment-friendly hydrothermal reaction and stearic acid modification. The in situ growth coating is composed of Zn-Al layered double hydroxide and the morphology of the coating was a micro–nano composite structure with micro-sheet and nano-needle. The stearic acid is combined with the coating by physical adsorption and chemical bonding. The superhydrophobic coating imparts the properties of low adhesion, self-cleaning, and anti-corrosion to the aluminum alloy substrate, and it also has good high-temperature stability, acid and alkali resistance, mechanical stability and time durableness. The superhydrophobic coating can spontaneously recover 7 times after damaged by oxygen plasma etching. The outstanding comprehensive performance of the coating makes it a promising application for protection of aluminum alloy.

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 19CX05001A) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China (No. ZR2019MEM020).

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Zhu, G., Zhao, Y., Liu, L. et al. Facile fabrication and evaluation of self-healing Zn-Al layered double hydroxide superhydrophobic coating on aluminum alloy. J Mater Sci 56, 14803–14820 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06247-9

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