One-step preparation and application of semiconductive and durable superhydrophobic coating

Abstract

Mechanically durable superhydrophobic surfaces with multifunction are promising candidate for the practical application of the superhydrophobic coating in future. Here semiconductive superhydrophobic coatings are prepared by a simple, one step dip-coating procedure through mixing PDMS and the hydrophobicly modified graphite. The mechanically durability contributes to the hierarchical roughness protected to some extent by the large scale features. Results show that the multifunctional superhydrophobic coating shows good conductivity and durable superhydrophobicity which has great potential in application of various fields.