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Abstract
To enhance the application of barium sulfate (BaSO4) particles in passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC), we developed a simple fluorine-free hydrophobic modification method for BaSO4 particles using hexadecyl trimethoxy silane (HDTMS) under mild conditions. The modified BaSO4 (M−BaSO4) particles exhibited super-hydrophobicity with a water contact angle (WCA) of 165.6 and enhanced dispersibility. M−BaSO4 particles showed negligible changes in spectral properties compared to BaSO4 particles, maintaining their suitability for PDRC. Furthermore, HDTMS exhibited the potential to hydrophobically modify both BaSO4 and SiO2 particles simultaneously. This work provides a promising fluorine-free hydrophobic modification strategy to broaden the applications of BaSO4 particles in PDRC.
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