title: All-nanoparticle thin-film coatings.
abstract: All-nanoparticle thin-film coatings that exhibit antireflection, antifogging (superhydrophilicity), and self-cleaning properties have been prepared via layer-by-layer deposition of TiO(2) and SiO(2) nanoparticles. The porosity and chemical composition of the coatings were determined using a simple method that is based on ellipsometry and does not require any assumptions about the refractive indices of the constituent nanoparticles. The presence of nanopores in the TiO(2)/SiO(2) nanoparticle coatings results in superhydrophilicity as well as antireflection properties. The superhydrophilicity of contaminated coatings could also be readily recovered and retained after ultraviolet irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Daeyeon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rubner
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; C009495:titanium dioxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D014025:Titanium