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Ultra-low-voltage electrophoretic assembly of extremely water-repellent functional nano-Al films with long lifespan

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It is still a bottleneck to design anti-wetting homogeneous metal films or coatings with great stability via by a high-efficiency and low-cost technique with applications in fields of battery, sensors, and electronics, etc. This paper proposed an environment-friendly ultra-low-voltage electrophoretic deposition (EPD) with facile modification post-processing method to fabricate a novel extremely water-repellent functional nano-Al films with evenly loose net-like structures and high purity. The optimized stable suspension consists of water–ethanol with trace nitric acid and polyethyleneimine. Product with an ultra-high contact angle of ~ 171° and extreme low sliding angle of < 1° showed extremely anti-wetting properties, and outstanding water-repellent stability or long lifespan (> 3 years) with great potential applications. These results provide a novel approach with low-cost and less energy consumption for preparing other functional ant-wetting metal coatings with wide potential applications.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21805014), the scientific and technological research program of Chongqing Municipal Education commission (Grant Nos. KJQN201801424 and KJQN201801418), Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (Grant No. cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0675 and No. cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0459) and the opening project of material corrosion and protection key laboratory of Sichuan province (Grant No. 2018CL19).

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  1. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaogang Guo & Binfang Yuan

  2. College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, People’s Republic of China

    Qi Sun

  3. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaogang Guo & Jing Wang

  4. Chongqing Sports Medicine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 40038, People’s Republic of China

    Taotao Liang

  5. College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials, Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaogang Guo

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Guo, X., Wang, J., Liang, T. et al. Ultra-low-voltage electrophoretic assembly of extremely water-repellent functional nano-Al films with long lifespan. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 13503–13510 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03905-7

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