Carbon-Ionomer Nanocomposite Wetting Properties: The Role of Ionomer Composition and Surface Roughness

Sonal Mazumder; Yanfang Fan; Chris J. Cornelius

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Carbon-Ionomer Nanocomposite Wetting Properties: The Role of Ionomer Composition and Surface Roughness

Sonal Mazumder, Yanfang Fan, Chris J. Cornelius

Published in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 2)

Received: 10 January 2015 Accepted: 8 February 2015 Published: 16 February 2015

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Abstract

Surface hydrophobicity changes of a series of nanocomposite films were evaluated as a function of roughness and ionomer concentration. Nanocomposite surfaces were created by coating a smooth silicon wafer and micro textured surfaces based on two types of 3M micro-replicated Brightness Enhancement Films (BEF). Multiple nanocomposite surfaces were evaluated as a function of Pt/C catalyst, a single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT), and ionomer concentration varying between 7.5 to 27.3 wt% Nafion. An increase in hydrophobicity was observed for all nanocomposite surfaces as compared to bare substrates coated with ionomer. Bare substrates had observed water contact angles of 32.5o on silicon, 50.8o on BEF type Y, and 91.2o on BEF type P. Nanocomposites coated on BEF type P surfaces had the greatest increase in apparent contact angle starting from 101.5o on a surface coated with ionomer to 140.6o for an ionomer composite containing 100 wt% Pt/C followed by BEF type Y (78.4o - 135.4o) and Si (76.9o - 135.8o). Nanocomposite roughness increased with increasing ionomer concentration and was inversely related to the apparent contact angle of water. Nanocomposite wetting properties were strongly dependent upon ionomer concentration and micro scale roughness contributed to wetting behavior transitioning between Wenzel and Cassie modes.

Published in	International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150402.11
Page(s)	69-76
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Hydrophobicity, Contact Angle, Wetting, Wenzel and Cassie Model, Nanocomposite, Ionomer, Carbon Nanotube

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Sonal Mazumder; Yanfang Fan; Chris J. Cornelius. Carbon-Ionomer Nanocomposite Wetting Properties: The Role of Ionomer Composition and Surface Roughness. Int. J. Mater. Sci. Appl. 2015, 4(2), 69-76. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150402.11

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Sonal Mazumder, Yanfang Fan, Chris J. Cornelius. Carbon-Ionomer Nanocomposite Wetting Properties: The Role of Ionomer Composition and Surface Roughness. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2015;4(2):69-76. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20150402.11

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Sonal Mazumder

Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Yanfang Fan

Department of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA
Chris J. Cornelius

Department of Chemical & Bimolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

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