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Preparation of a superhydrophobic TiN/PTFE composite film toward self-cleaning and corrosion protection applications

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A titanium nitride-polytetrafluoroethylene (TiN-PTFE) composite film was developed on Q235 steel surface to achieve the superhydrophobic property. The morphology and wettability of TiN-PTFE films were regulated by changing the deposition thickness during electron beam deposition, resulting in the optimized hydrophobicity with a water contact angle of ~ 157.8° and a sliding angle down to ~ 3.6°. The superhydrophobic TiN-PTFE film could easily clean the surface contaminations by water dropping, given the excellent self-cleaning performance. Electrochemical measurement results showed that the TiN-PTFE surface could efficiently strengthen the corrosion resistance of carbon steel in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution through the protective barrier and the air cushion trapped inside the coating. Besides, the superhydrophobic film exhibited good chemical stability in acid and alkaline solutions as well as remarkable mechanical durability against abrasion. This work offers an efficient and cost-effective strategy for the large-scale fabrication of superhydrophobic films. It is expected that the superhydrophobic TiN-PTFE film has promising prospects for self-cleaning and corrosion protection applications.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51901015), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M641189), the Fund of Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education (2020AML08), and the Research Fund of State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI) under the contract No. KFJS1902.

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  1. National Materials Corrosion and Protection Data Center, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Lingwei Ma & Jinke Wang

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Lingwei Ma & Zhengjun Zhang

  3. Institute of Quartermaster Engineering and Technology, Beijing, 100010, China

    Yue Kang

  4. State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao, 266237, China

    Lingwei Ma, Mingxian Sun & Li Ma

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Ma, L., Wang, J., Zhang, Z. et al. Preparation of a superhydrophobic TiN/PTFE composite film toward self-cleaning and corrosion protection applications. J Mater Sci 56, 1413–1425 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05364-1

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