Preparation of Highly Transparent 13F-Modified Nano-Silica/Polymer Hydrophobic Hard Coatings on Plastic Substrates

Chao-Ching  Chang; Zi-Min Lin; Shu-Hui Huang; Liao-Ping Cheng

doi:10.6180/jase.2015.18.4.10

Preparation of Highly Transparent 13F-Modified Nano-Silica/Polymer Hydrophobic Hard Coatings on Plastic Substrates

Chao-Ching Chang^1,2, Zi-Min Lin¹ , Shu-Hui Huang¹ and Liao-Ping Cheng This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.^1,2

¹Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.
²Energy and Opto-Electronic Materials Research Center, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.

Received: April 17, 2015
Accepted: September 12, 2015
Publication Date: December 1, 2015

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ABSTRACT

Silica nanoparticles synthesized from tetraethoxysiliane (TEOS) via a solgel process were surface-modified by using 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (MSMA) and 1H, 1H, 2H, 2Hperfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (13F). MSMA acted as a coupling agent and a C=C provider, whereas 13F was employed to enhance hydrophobicity. The surface-modified silica particles together with a multi-functional monomer were UV-cured to yield highly transparent thin films (~7 μm) on plastic substrates. Both FE-SEM imaging and UVvisible spectroscopy confirmed uniform dispersion of nano-silica in the hybrid thin films. The coating surfaces were extremely smooth, with average roughness over the range 1.02.3 nm based on profilometric measurements. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated that surface-modified silica particles have migrated to the top surface to reduce the surface energy. Therefore, only a small dosage of 1 mol% (vs. TEOS) was enough to engender surface hydrophobicity with water contact angle of 100. Furthermore, all of the prepared coatings were hard with pencil hardness reached 6H, and they adhered strongly to the poly(methyl methacrylate) substrate according to the peel test.

Keywords: Colloidal Silica, Hard Coating, UV-curing, Plastic Substrate, Hydrophobic

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