A facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection

A facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection

Superhydrophilic glass has aroused significant interest and attention among researchers because of their excellent performance. A variety of methods by modifying features of the glass such as surface roughness, surface energy, surface chemistry, or charge distribution. Unlike the electro-wetting phe...

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Main Authors: Xiangdong Ye, Dongbao Cai, Yuxuan Guo, Junwen Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2018-12-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5067335
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spelling doaj-6ca54dc9e0af460c9bd437ae66d75c202020-11-24T23:04:24ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262018-12-01812125225125225-1010.1063/1.5067335103812ADVA facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injectionXiangdong Ye0Dongbao Cai1Yuxuan Guo2Junwen Hou3School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nano Materials and Technology, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nano Materials and Technology, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nano Materials and Technology, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nano Materials and Technology, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, ChinaSuperhydrophilic glass has aroused significant interest and attention among researchers because of their excellent performance. A variety of methods by modifying features of the glass such as surface roughness, surface energy, surface chemistry, or charge distribution. Unlike the electro-wetting phenomenon via electric-field-driven accumulation of solid–liquid interfacial charges, we report charge injection-induced accumulation phenomena on the solid surface. The wettability of a glass slide changed from hydrophilic to superhydrophilic by charge injection and heating, and the hydrophilic was restored by heating, which yields a reversible hydrophilic–superhydrophilic conversion. The influences of voltage, temperature, and charging time on the coating wettability, and its durability under reversible conversion have been determined.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5067335
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author Xiangdong Ye
Dongbao Cai
Yuxuan Guo
Junwen Hou
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Dongbao Cai
Yuxuan Guo
Junwen Hou
A facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection
AIP Advances
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Dongbao Cai
Yuxuan Guo
Junwen Hou
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title A facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection
title_short A facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection
title_full A facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection
title_fullStr A facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection
title_full_unstemmed A facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection
title_sort facile method for producing superhydrophilic glasses via charge injection
publisher AIP Publishing LLC
series AIP Advances
issn 2158-3226
publishDate 2018-12-01
description Superhydrophilic glass has aroused significant interest and attention among researchers because of their excellent performance. A variety of methods by modifying features of the glass such as surface roughness, surface energy, surface chemistry, or charge distribution. Unlike the electro-wetting phenomenon via electric-field-driven accumulation of solid–liquid interfacial charges, we report charge injection-induced accumulation phenomena on the solid surface. The wettability of a glass slide changed from hydrophilic to superhydrophilic by charge injection and heating, and the hydrophilic was restored by heating, which yields a reversible hydrophilic–superhydrophilic conversion. The influences of voltage, temperature, and charging time on the coating wettability, and its durability under reversible conversion have been determined.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5067335
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