Methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS)-based silica-iron oxide superhydrophobic nanocomposites.
We report a facile synthesis of superhydrophobic silica-iron oxide nanocomposites via a co-precursor sol-gel process. The choice of the silica precursor (Methyltrimethoxysilane, MTMS) in combination with iron nitrate altered the pore structure dramatically. The influence of iron oxide doping on the structural properties of pristine MTMS aerogel is discussed.
Laboratory for Building Energy Materials and Components, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf 8600, Switzerland.
Digambar
D
Nadargi
Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf 8600, Switzerland.
Jyoti
J
Gurav
Laboratory for Nanoscale Materials Science, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf 8600, Switzerland.
Miguel A
MA
Marioni
Laboratory for Nanoscale Materials Science, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf 8600, Switzerland.
Sara
S
Romer
Laboratory for Solid State Chemistry and Catalysis, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf 8600, Switzerland.
Santhosh
S
Matam
Laboratory for Building Energy Materials and Components, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf 8600, Switzerland. Electronic address: Matthias.Koebel@empa.ch.
Matthias M
MM
Koebel
Methyltrimethoxysilane; Nanocomposites; Silica aerogel; Superhydrophobic