Fabrication of conductive, transparent and superhydrophobic thin films consisting of multi-walled carbon nanotubes†
Eun Ji Park,Kwang-Dae Kim,Hye Soo Yoon,Myung-Geun Jeong,Dae Han Kim,Dong Chan Lim
RSC Advances Pub Date : 07/02/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4RA04272G
Abstract

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was coated on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using a chemical vapour deposition method, and the PDMS-coated MWCNTs were well dispersed in various solvents without additional dispersants. Spin casting of the MWCNT-containing solution on a substrate pre-treated with PDMS-SiO2 nanoparticles resulted in the formation of a uniform thin film. The resulting thin film containing MWCNTs showed high optical transparency, conductivity and superhydrophobicity. We demonstrated that such multifunctional thin films can also be prepared on flexible substrates.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of conductive, transparent and superhydrophobic thin films consisting of multi-walled carbon nanotubes