Synthesis and characterization of transparent hydrophobic sol-gel hard coatings

• Main Authors: Wu, Linda Y. L., Tan, G. H., Zeng, X. T., Li, T. H., Chen, Zhong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95331; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9393
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It is challenging to make a transparent hydrophobic hard coating when soft hydrophobic additives are added into the coating system. Material non-homogeneity due to phase separation, non-durable hydrophobicity and deteriorated transparency are the main issues. In this paper, we describe a chemical fo...