Issue 17, 2015

Robust anti-reflective silica nanocoatings: abrasion resistance enhanced via capillary condensation of APTES

Abstract

This paper demonstrates a facile and effective improvement of abrasion resistance of silica nanoparticle (NP) based anti-reflective coatings via capillary condensation of 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES). The quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is used to test the abrasion resistance property. The versatility of this developed method is further illustrated by the successful application to the poor heat-resistant polymer substrates.

Graphical abstract: Robust anti-reflective silica nanocoatings: abrasion resistance enhanced via capillary condensation of APTES

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Feb 2015
Accepted
25 Mar 2015
First published
30 Mar 2015

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 4254-4259

Author version available

Robust anti-reflective silica nanocoatings: abrasion resistance enhanced via capillary condensation of APTES

C. Cai, X. Yang, Z. Wang, H. Dong, H. Ma, N. Zhao and J. Xu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 4254 DOI: 10.1039/C5TC00357A

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