Conventional porous MgF2 antireflective films show poor environmental durability due to its hydrophilic nature.To improve the film environmental durability,hydrophobic porous MgF2 antireflective films are prepared by ...Conventional porous MgF2 antireflective films show poor environmental durability due to its hydrophilic nature.To improve the film environmental durability,hydrophobic porous MgF2 antireflective films are prepared by a methyl silicone-modified MgF2 sol.Effects of the methyl silicone proportions on the film properties are examined in order to control the wettability,peak transmittance,and environmental durability of the films.The modification of methyl silicone can increase the film hydrophobicity,thus decreases the adsorption of water,and improves the environmental durability.However,large amounts of methyl silicone could increase the film refractive index,resulting in the decrease in peak transmittance for films on BK7 glass.Films with 40% silicone show water contact angle of 110°,peak transmittance of 98.7%,and good environmental durability.The results of accelerated test show that the environmental durability of the porous MgF2 films modified with 40% methyl silicone is six times higher than that of the conventional films.展开更多
Carbon fibers(CFs)are widely used in various cutting-edge fields,such as aerospace,military,automobiles,and sports,owing to their unique combination of excellent mechanical properties,good thermal stability,and lightw...Carbon fibers(CFs)are widely used in various cutting-edge fields,such as aerospace,military,automobiles,and sports,owing to their unique combination of excellent mechanical properties,good thermal stability,and lightweight.However,their inherent super-black appearance makes it difficult to satisfy the aesthetic/fashion requirements of the colorful world,and the flammability of CFs severely limits their practical utilization in high-temperature and other extreme environments.Herein,we fabricated full-color tunable colored CFs on a large-scale via atomic layer deposition,based on the monolayer film interference strategy.CFs exhibited brilliant colors and excellent environmental durability in extreme environments,such as intense ultraviolet(UV)irradiation,accelerated laundering,friction,high-temperature,and low-temperature treatments.Colored CFs also exhibited excellent fire-retardant performance that could withstand alcohol-lamp flame burning for 60 min.Our work provides insights into an innovative material/structural design that can help achieve rapid development of the CF industry and global carbon neutrality/sustainability.展开更多
文摘Conventional porous MgF2 antireflective films show poor environmental durability due to its hydrophilic nature.To improve the film environmental durability,hydrophobic porous MgF2 antireflective films are prepared by a methyl silicone-modified MgF2 sol.Effects of the methyl silicone proportions on the film properties are examined in order to control the wettability,peak transmittance,and environmental durability of the films.The modification of methyl silicone can increase the film hydrophobicity,thus decreases the adsorption of water,and improves the environmental durability.However,large amounts of methyl silicone could increase the film refractive index,resulting in the decrease in peak transmittance for films on BK7 glass.Films with 40% silicone show water contact angle of 110°,peak transmittance of 98.7%,and good environmental durability.The results of accelerated test show that the environmental durability of the porous MgF2 films modified with 40% methyl silicone is six times higher than that of the conventional films.
基金We thank Y.Huang from Tsinghua University for the help in characterizing colored CFs samplessupported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51903008 and U1910209)+6 种基金Science and Technology Research Project of the Educational Commission of Hubei Province(D20211703)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2023433)Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(Grant No.20210302124128)Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles from Qingdao University(Grant No.2020105)Hubei Key Laboratory of Digital Textile Equipment,Wuhan Textile University(Grant No.DTL 2022006)National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk,Soochow University(Grant No.SDGC2148)National Local Joint Laboratory for Advanced Textile Processing and Clean Production(Grant No.17).
文摘Carbon fibers(CFs)are widely used in various cutting-edge fields,such as aerospace,military,automobiles,and sports,owing to their unique combination of excellent mechanical properties,good thermal stability,and lightweight.However,their inherent super-black appearance makes it difficult to satisfy the aesthetic/fashion requirements of the colorful world,and the flammability of CFs severely limits their practical utilization in high-temperature and other extreme environments.Herein,we fabricated full-color tunable colored CFs on a large-scale via atomic layer deposition,based on the monolayer film interference strategy.CFs exhibited brilliant colors and excellent environmental durability in extreme environments,such as intense ultraviolet(UV)irradiation,accelerated laundering,friction,high-temperature,and low-temperature treatments.Colored CFs also exhibited excellent fire-retardant performance that could withstand alcohol-lamp flame burning for 60 min.Our work provides insights into an innovative material/structural design that can help achieve rapid development of the CF industry and global carbon neutrality/sustainability.