Preparation of high hardness hydrophobic SiO2 anti reflective thin films from mixed acid catalyzed and alkali catalyzed sols

IF 3.2 4区材料科学 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, CERAMICS Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology Pub Date : 2024-12-02 DOI:10.1007/s10971-024-06611-6

Zhihang Shang, Zhiqiang Li, Xiang Zhou, Xingzhou Zhanwang, Lifang Nie, Juncheng Liu

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High-hardness hydrophobic anti-reflection thin films were prepared by a mixture of acid-catalyzed and alkali-catalyzed sols using tetraethyl silicate (TEOS) and methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) bisilicon sources as precursors. The alkali-catalyzed SiO₂ sol and the acid-catalyzed SiO₂ sol modified with aliphatic alcohol ethoxylated ether (AEO) were synthesized firstly, and then the acid-catalyzed SiO₂ sol was doped into the alkali-catalyzed SiO₂ sol in a certain ratio to prepare the anti-reflection thin films. The effects of the doping ratio of acid-catalyzed SiO₂ sol on the microstructures and properties of thin films were investigated. The experimental results show that both the transmittance and the contact angle increase and then decrease with the increasing of the doping ratio of acid-catalyzed SiO₂ sol, and the surface hardness and adhesion are gradually enhanced. When the doping ratio of acid-catalyzed SiO₂ sol is 30%, the average transmittance of the reflectance-reducing film is 92.51% in the wavelength range of 400–1100 nm, which is 5.17% higher than that of the blank glass. The water contact angle of the reflectance-reducing film is up to 92°, and the adhesion of the film is the highest level 0. After 100 h of UV exposure, the transmittance of the film was reduced by 1.1%.

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酸催化和碱催化混合溶胶制备高硬度疏水性SiO2抗反射薄膜

以硅酸四乙酯（TEOS）和甲基三乙氧基硅烷（MTES）硅源为前驱体，采用酸催化和碱催化混合溶胶制备了高硬度疏水增透薄膜。首先合成了碱催化SiO2溶胶和脂族醇乙氧基醚（AEO）修饰的酸催化SiO2溶胶，然后将酸催化SiO2溶胶按一定比例掺杂到碱催化SiO2溶胶中制备增透薄膜。研究了酸催化SiO2溶胶掺杂比例对薄膜微观结构和性能的影响。实验结果表明，随着酸催化SiO2溶胶掺杂比的增加，透光率和接触角先增大后减小，表面硬度和附着力逐渐增强。当酸催化SiO2溶胶掺杂比例为30%时，在400 ~ 1100 nm波长范围内，减反射率膜的平均透过率为92.51%，比空白玻璃高出5.17%。减反射膜的水接触角可达92°，膜的附着力达到最高水平0。紫外曝光100 h后，薄膜的透光率降低1.1%。图形抽象

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tetraethyl silicate

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methyltriethoxysilane

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tetraethyl silicate

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methyltriethoxysilane

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tetraethyl silicate

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methyltriethoxysilane

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Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 工程技术-材料科学：硅酸盐

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期刊介绍： The primary objective of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (JSST), the official journal of the International Sol-Gel Society, is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific, technological, and general knowledge about materials processed by chemical nanotechnologies known as the "sol-gel" process. The materials of interest include gels, gel-derived glasses, ceramics in form of nano- and micro-powders, bulk, fibres, thin films and coatings as well as more recent materials such as hybrid organic-inorganic materials and composites. Such materials exhibit a wide range of optical, electronic, magnetic, chemical, environmental, and biomedical properties and functionalities. Methods for producing sol-gel-derived materials and the industrial uses of these materials are also of great interest.