• 文献标题:   Experimental and modeling study of laser induced silicon carbide/graphene on cotton cloth for superhydrophobic applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG WT, LU LS, ZHANG DK, YAO YP, XIE YX
  • 作者关键词:   laserinduced graphene, silicon carbide, photothermal conversion, coreshell structure, superhydrophobicity
  • 出版物名称:   OPTICS LASER TECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0030-3992 EI 1879-2545
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.optlastec.2022.108782
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Laser-induced graphene (LIG) from natural resources is a green, low-cost and eco-friendly nanomaterial, but its application is limited by the single-scale structure and inherent rigidity. In this work, cotton cloth is precarbonized and then embedded in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer to prepare silicon carbide/LIG (SiC/LIG) hybrids by laser scribing. The horizontal and vertical heat transfer in the carbonized cloth (CC) fiber network is distinguished by a self-established heat conduction theory and verified by a finite element analysis (FEA) model. The SiC/LIG nanosheets are distributed around CC fibers to form a core-shell structure, whose morphology and composition are adjusted by the laser fluence. The outer shell of SiC/LIG provides low surface energy and high specific surface area, while the inner core of CC ensures stable mechanical properties. The core-shell structure of SiC/LIG is coupled with the network structure of CC to form a three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical electrode with a water contact angle of 152.4 degrees +/- 2.5 degrees and a water slide angle of 7.7 degrees +/- 2.5 degrees. Following the "lotus effect", the SiC/LIG electrode exhibits broad prospects in wearable electronics with static/ dynamic superhydrophobicity, multiple contact-rebound behaviors, temperature/time wetting stability and self-cleaning properties.