Formation of Superhydrophobic Microspheres of Poly(vinylidene fluoride鈥?hexafluoropropylene)/Graphene Composite via Gelation

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• 作者：Li Zhang ; Dao-an Zha ; Tingting Du ; Shilin Mei ; Zujin Shi ; Zhaoxia Jin
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：July 19, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：27
• 期：14
• 页码：8943-8949
• 全文大小：1136K
• 年卷期：v.27,no.14(July 19, 2011)
• ISSN：1520-5827

文摘

We report on the spontaneous formation of superhydrophobic poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP)/graphene composite microspheres with uniform size via gelation. When the suspension of PVDF-HFP/graphene (0.25 wt. % with respect to PVDF-HFP) in DMF adsorbs water vapor, it changes to a hybrid gel. A dried porous gel is obtained after solvent exchange and freeze drying. Morphology characterization shows that this hybrid gel is composed of PVDF-HFP/graphene microspheres with a diameter of 8鈥?0 渭m. In contrast, PVDF-HFP solution gives rise to a cellular microstructure following the same experimental procedures. We further elucidate the formation mechanism on the basis of the characterization by freeze fracture transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry characterizations. Furthermore, contact angle measurements of water on PVDF-HFP/graphene indicates that the hydrophobic nature of PVDF-HFP combined with the micro/nanoscale hierarchical texture creates a superhydrophobic surface. Such superhydrophobic microspheres may have potential applications as water-repellent catalyst-supporting materials.