Graphene-based nanostructured hybrid materials for conductive and superhydrophobic functional coatings

J Jin; X Wang; M Song

doi:10.1166/jnn.2011.4730

Graphene-based nanostructured hybrid materials for conductive and superhydrophobic functional coatings

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2011 Sep;11(9):7715-22. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4730.

Authors

J Jin¹, X Wang, M Song

Affiliation

¹ Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK.

PMID: 22097478
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4730

Abstract

A bi-functional, conductive and superhydrophobic, graphene-based nanostructured hybrid material was fabricated. In order to construct the bi-functional hybrid material, carbon nanotubes (CNT) and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) were introduced. The water contact angle (WCA) of the graphene/POSS/CNT coating reached about 155 degrees and its conductivity was about 1-10 S/cm. Such graphene-based nanostructured hybrid materials could have great potential as an antistatic and self-cleaning coating in various applications.