Polydimethylsiloxane composites characterization and its applications: a review

R Ariati, F Sales, A Souza, RA Lima, J Ribeiro - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the most promising elastomers due its remarkable
proprieties such as good thermal stability, biocompatibility, corrosion resistance, flexibility …

Recent advances in superhydrophobic polymers for antireflective self-cleaning solar panels

N Cherupurakal, MS Mozumder, AHI Mourad… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although progress has been made in materials possessing involving superhydrophobicity
(SH) and anti-reflectivity (AR), the challenge for their practical use remains their durability …

High-Performance Electromagnetic Wave Absorbing CNT/SiCf Composites: Synthesis, Tuning, and Mechanism

J Xu, L **a, J Luo, S Lu, X Huang, B Zhong… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
High-performance electromagnetic (EM) wave absorbing materials are strongly desired in
many fields like portable devices and aircraft. Introducing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to …

Application of transparent self-cleaning coating for photovoltaic panel: a review

A Syafiq, V Balakrishnan, MS Ali, SJ Dhoble… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review article focuses on the recent development of transparent self-cleaning coating
based on the glass panel application especially for the photovoltaic (PV) panel industry …

Highly transparent, hydrophobic, hard and flexible coatings based on a novel melamine-formaldehyde resin synthesized by hydrophobic melamine

X Wang, L Cao, Y Hu, Y Chen, T **, J Huang… - Progress in Organic …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of highly transparent hydrophobic coatings for anti-smudge
of electronic displays, automotive glass surfaces, and solar cell surfaces has attracted …

Large-area 23%-efficient monolithic perovskite/homojunction-silicon tandem solar cell with enhanced UV stability using down-shifting material

J Zheng, H Mehrvarz, C Liao, J Bing, X Cui… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
UV-induced degradation and parasitic ultraviolet (UV) absorption by the “sun-facing” carrier
transport layer in a perovskite cell hinders stability and electrical performance when the …

Reproducible PDMS flexible superhydrophobic films: A method utilizing picosecond laser-etched templates

W Shen, Z Zhang, K Xu, H Zhu, Y Liu, Y Wu… - Progress in Organic …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper provides a convenient, efficient and repeatable method for the preparation of
flexible PDMS superhydrophobic films. The stainless steel template was etched with …

Eco-friendly fabrication of transparent superhydrophobic coating with excellent mechanical robustness, chemical stability, and long-term outdoor durability

Y Liu, X Tan, X Li, T **ao, L Jiang, S Nie, J Song… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Surfaces that possess both superhydrophobicity and high transparency at the same time
recently have attracted extensive attention in outdoor applications. However, fabrication and …

Fast‐crosslinking enabled self‐roughed polydimethylsiloxane transparent superhydrophobic coating and its application in anti‐liquid‐interference electrothermal …

K Tian, C Chen, L **ong, X Chen, Q Fu, H Deng - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)‐based transparent and superhydrophobic coatings have
important applications, such as anti‐icing, corrosion resistance, self‐cleaning, etc. However …

Silicone oil-grafted low-hysteresis water-repellent surfaces

A Abbas, GG Wells, G McHale, K Sefiane… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Wetting plays a major role in the close interactions between liquids and solid surfaces,
which can be tailored by modifying the chemistry as well as the structures of the surfaces' …