{"title":"Microstructure formation mechanism of Mo2C/W2C/Mo2C three-layer film on Mo substrate prepared by magnetron sputtering and carburization","authors":"Ziyuan Zhao, Yongxiang Tang, Ying Pan, Guojun Zhang, Lisheng Zhong, Junming Li","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131752","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131752","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work presents a new concept for preparing ceramic multilayers: carburization of refractory metal multilayers. Unlike the direct deposition of ceramic multilayers, we prepared a Mo/W multilayer film on a Mo substrate using magnetron sputtering and then carburized the sample to obtain a Mo<sub>2</sub>C/W<sub>2</sub>C ceramic multilayer film. The simplest ceramic three-layer film is the main research object of this work. Our study shows that, during the carburization, the carbide layers grew inward with two ceramic/metal carburization frontiers, with the Mo<sub>2</sub>C/Mo frontier leading the W<sub>2</sub>C/W frontier. W<sub>2</sub>C can grow epitaxially on the Mo<sub>2</sub>C grains without nucleation, forming columnar grains of half Mo<sub>2</sub>C and half W<sub>2</sub>C across the interlayer interface. The ceramic three-layer film was nonporous, and there was a significant interdiffusion of Mo and W elements at the interlayer interfaces, and the final film-substrate interface was the Mo<sub>2</sub>C/Mo interface located inside the initial Mo substrate. The hardness of the ceramic film with a thickness of 5.5–7.5 μm was about 1500–1600 HV. The peeling of the outermost Mo<sub>2</sub>C layer started at 42 N, and the peeling of the W<sub>2</sub>C layer occurred at 90 N, but the inner Mo<sub>2</sub>C layer was not peeled at 90 N.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"497 ","pages":"Article 131752"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143143454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiangtao Gong , Haiqing Li , Helong Yu , Linsen Shu , Zhong Zhang , Xu Han , Weihao Lun
{"title":"Optimization of multi-pass coating for magnetic-thermal-assisted laser cladding based on data-enhanced WOA-DE-TELM and LHS-AMOPSO algorithm","authors":"Jiangtao Gong , Haiqing Li , Helong Yu , Linsen Shu , Zhong Zhang , Xu Han , Weihao Lun","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131765","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131765","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The application of magneto-thermal-assisted laser cladding significantly enhances the morphology and properties of multi-pass coatings. However, it increases the complexity of the parameter interactions in the coupled process. To solve this problem, a hybrid optimization approach combining a data-enhanced whale optimization algorithm - differential evolution - two-hidden-layer extreme learning machine (WOA-DE-TELM) model with Latin hypercube sampling-adaptative multi-objective particle swarm optimization (LHS-AMOPSO) was proposed. Experimental data were processed through Bayesian optimization kriging interpolation (BOKI) for data augmentation. The WOA-DE-TELM model was established to characterize the nonlinear relationships between the parameters and indicators. The LHS-AMOPSO algorithm combined with VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) was used to optimize the process. Finally, the microstructures and phase compositions were further analyzed based on the optimal process under no field, magnetic field, thermal field, and magneto-thermal-assisted field. The results show that the optimization error is within 8 %, which is significantly lower than the experimental samples. The grains are refined and the composition of the enhanced phases increases significantly under magneto-thermal-assisted conditions. This study provides new solutions for multi-physics field-assisted cladding parameter selection and the improvement of the morphology and properties of coatings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"497 ","pages":"Article 131765"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143143456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huaizhi Qu , Liangge Xu , Xiangqing Teng , Ateer Bao , Xiaojun Ma , Bing Dai , Sam Zhang , Jiaqi Zhu
{"title":"MgO coatings doped with aluminum for transmittance yet hard and low emissivity coating on sapphire substrate","authors":"Huaizhi Qu , Liangge Xu , Xiangqing Teng , Ateer Bao , Xiaojun Ma , Bing Dai , Sam Zhang , Jiaqi Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131779","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131779","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In industrial application environment such as temperature measurement and imaging of molten steel, infrared thermal imagers require that their detection windows have good light transmittance, hardness and low emissivity. In this paper, MgO coatings doped with aluminum on sapphire substrate are prepared by magnetron sputtering are studied. After heat treatment at different temperatures, the microstructure of resultant coatings is gradually transformed from amorphous structure to MgAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> phase. After heat treatment at 1000 °C, the hardness and modulus of the coatings reached the highest values of 18.42 GPa and 341.2 GPa. At 300 °C, 400 °C and 500 °C, the emissivity of the coated sapphire is significantly lower than that of the uncoated sapphire substrate. The emissivity has a minimum value after heat treatment at 950 °C.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"497 ","pages":"Article 131779"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143143496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dominic Stangier , Nelson Filipe Lopes Dias , Tim Henning , Finn Ontrup , Wolfgang Tillmann , Volker von der Heide
{"title":"Improved Plasma Etching and Nitriding Technology for Enhanced PVD Coating Performance using Advanced Arc Enhanced Glow Discharge","authors":"Dominic Stangier , Nelson Filipe Lopes Dias , Tim Henning , Finn Ontrup , Wolfgang Tillmann , Volker von der Heide","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131753","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131753","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plasma etching plays an essential role for the vacuum-based cleaning of tools and components to remove native oxide films and volatile contaminations on the surface of substrate materials. The pretreatment prior to PVD processes directly influences the adhesion and consequently the overall performance of the coating system. Therefore, different approaches such as bias based glow discharges (GD) and metal ion etching (MIE) methods are commonly conducted, which are however on the one side strongly limited in their etching rate as well as in their adaptability and on the other side lead to macro defects on the surface of the substrate reducing the performance of the coated tools. To overcome these challenges an improved etching process, which combines the high plasma density of cathodic arc evaporation with a noble gas-based glow discharge called advanced Arc Enhanced Glow Discharge (AEGD) is used. In this context, the unique possibility to independently control the bias potential and freely modulate the pulse pattern with a simultaneous scalable plasma density for the etching process open new possibilities in terms of pretreatments for PVD coated tools.</div><div>The resulting current on the handling system I<sub>Bias</sub> was found to be an indicator for the intensity of the plasma activity and could be directly linked to etching rate and therefore was proving the independency and scalability of the AEGD process from the applied bias voltage. Compared to conventional glow discharge, advanced AEGD significantly increases the current on the handling current caused by an intensified ion bombardment, which leads to higher etching rates without negatively affecting the surface integrity of submicron-grained cemented carbide substrate materials, resulting in a better adhesion of AlTiN coatings. Additionally, for tool steels an adjusted composition of the plasma allows the nitriding of the surface near region, which leads to a graded hardness increase without forming a compound layer. The adhesion of the subsequently deposited coating was improved by the diffusion process due to the higher load carrying capacity. Thus, the advanced AEGD technology is effective in increasing the ionization degree of both the noble gas ion etching and plasma nitriding, allowing to significantly improve the performance of coated tools and components.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"497 ","pages":"Article 131753"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143143635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C.S. Neves , I. Sousa , M.A. Freitas , L. Moreira , C. Costa , J.P. Teixeira , S. Fraga , R.M. Silva , R.F. Silva , M. Starykevich , N. Scharnagl , M.L. Zheludkevich , M.G.S. Ferreira , J. Tedim
{"title":"Anti-corrosion and cytotoxicity properties of inorganic surface treatments on Mg1Ca biodegradable alloy","authors":"C.S. Neves , I. Sousa , M.A. Freitas , L. Moreira , C. Costa , J.P. Teixeira , S. Fraga , R.M. Silva , R.F. Silva , M. Starykevich , N. Scharnagl , M.L. Zheludkevich , M.G.S. Ferreira , J. Tedim","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2024.131704","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2024.131704","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work biodegradable Mg1Ca alloy underwent surface modification using hydroxyapatite (HAp), aluminium oxide (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>), and treatments with phosphoric (H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>), hydrofluoric (HF), and acetic (CH<sub>3</sub>COOH) acids. The resulting surface-treated Mg substrates were assessed in terms of phase content and chemical composition through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and glow discharge optical emission spectrometry (GDOES). Additionally, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were employed to examine the surface's topography and structure, while the corrosion behavior and cytotoxicity were surveyed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), alongside WST-1 reduction and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assays on L929 mouse fibroblasts. The findings indicated that the surfaces of all samples were uniformly structured, while chemical analysis of the treated surfaces suggested the presence of mostly thin films. Furthermore, EIS results highlighted that the HAp-treated Mg1Ca alloy exhibited superior corrosion resistance, and the cytotoxicity assessment of Mg1Ca-HAp and Mg1Ca-H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> alloys showed minimal cytotoxic effects on mouse fibroblasts, compared to other treated surfaces, suggesting enhanced biocompatibility of those two surface treatments. Overall, this constitutes the first comparative study of different surface treatments developed on biodegradable Mg1Ca alloy, aiming to identify optimal modification strategies for biomedical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"497 ","pages":"Article 131704"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143144175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Farah Inoubli Doctor , Babacar Diallo Doctor , Konstantina Christina Topka Doctor , Raphael Laloo , Brigitte Caussat Professor Doctor , Thierry Sauvage , Viviane Turq Doctor , Nadia Pellerin Professor Doctor
{"title":"Chemical and mechanical performances of CVD‑silicon oxycarbonitride films for corrosion protection applications: Towards inert coatings in aggressive aqueous media","authors":"Farah Inoubli Doctor , Babacar Diallo Doctor , Konstantina Christina Topka Doctor , Raphael Laloo , Brigitte Caussat Professor Doctor , Thierry Sauvage , Viviane Turq Doctor , Nadia Pellerin Professor Doctor","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131756","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131756","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The chemical and mechanical performances of a set of silicon oxycarbonitride thin films, deposited via three different CVD chemical pathways at 550 °C and 650 °C namely from TEOS (Tetraethyl orthosilicate), TDMSA (tris(dimethylsilyl)amine) and BMDSD (<em>N</em>,<em>N</em>-bis(1-methylethyl)-N′,N′-disilyl-silanediamine), were tested after an exposure to an aqueous solution with an alkaline pH = 8 at 80 °C for one month. Their potential as an effective solution to address the issue of glass delamination in the pharmaceutical industry has been explored. Thanks to the combination of RBS, NRA and ERDA, the thickness loss and the evolution of the elemental composition throughout alteration were successfully trucked. Based on these parameters alongside the structural and bonding state investigations, the films were classified into 3 groups, each exhibiting distinct behavior. The first group, with zero (silica) or very low concentrations of N and C, completely dissolved into the solution via hydrolysis. The second group consisted of films with higher rates of O substitution by N and C ranging between 0.25 and 0.77, which experienced partial thickness loss and depletion of N and O from the network. This led to a relative increase in C concentration beneficial to the films alteration resistance. The final group included the most durable films, characterized by a substitution rate higher than 1. These films did not experience any thickness loss despite the aggressiveness of the chemical medium. For (N + C)/O ratios of ≥1.2, there was no alteration in composition, structure and bonding state. For lower values, oxidation starts to manifest, which seemed to be slowed down by the further presence of carbon in the film. These characterizations enabled also the provision of logical explanations for the complex variations in hardness and elasticity observed post-alteration, as measured by nanoindentation. In parallel with these chemical performances, the SiOxNyCz systems exhibit a range of Young's modulus and hardness that can reach 127.5 and 9.2 GPa respectively, depending of the oxygen substitution level. Films with higher nitrogen and carbon content show no reduction in hardness and maintain better elastic properties after exposure to the aqueous solution. Films depleted from N and O after alteration become harder when they dispose of an initial high C concentration. This comprehensive approach not only advances our understanding of the durability of silicon oxycarbonitride films but also underscores the significant influence of initial compositional and structural attributes on their performances under extreme conditions. By classifying the tested films into different families based on their degradation behaviors, we were able to offer a clear perspective on the factors that contribute to the major robustness of these materials. These innovative and promising results will enable these silicon oxycarbonitride thin films to be used in new applications ","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"497 ","pages":"Article 131756"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143144195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yee Ng , Xian Yi Tan , Tzee Luai Meng , Chen-Nan Sun , Zhaohong Huang , Andrew Chun Yong Ngo , Hongfei Liu
{"title":"Material removal and surface finishing of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V coupons by cyclic process of plasma electrolytic polishing","authors":"Yee Ng , Xian Yi Tan , Tzee Luai Meng , Chen-Nan Sun , Zhaohong Huang , Andrew Chun Yong Ngo , Hongfei Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131872","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131872","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A cyclic plasma electrolytic polishing (PEP) process was applied to Ti-6Al-4V coupons fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). In the initial stage of each cycle, the anode (i.e., the workpiece) was slowly immersed (~2.5 mm/s) into the electrolyte with the applied voltage (300 V) turned on. By introducing process interruptions between adjacent cycles, the electrolyte temperature was able to be maintained between 75 and 94 °C, which, in turn, reduced electrolyte evaporations during the PEP process. The slow immersion lowered the current density threshold required to form vapor-gaseous envelope (VGE) and to initiate microarc discharge and plasma in the VGE layer surrounding the coupon. The shortened processing time (2 min) in each cycle shifted the PEP operation from a stable to an initiation-transition stage. Material removal (in terms of volume and weight) and surface roughness reduction (from <em>R</em><sub>a</sub> > 10 μm to <em>R</em><sub>a</sub> ≈ 1.0 μm) were strongly correlated with each other, both increasing with the number of PEP cycles. Microstructural and surface chemical analyses provided valuable insights into the plasma electrochemical reaction on the coupon surface, revealing its relationship with material removal and localized strain relaxation as the processing cycles increased.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"498 ","pages":"Article 131872"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143179730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xianyu Jiang , Peng Zhang , Min Zhang , Xiang Zhang , Liangjun Yin , Le Yuan , Linbo Zhang
{"title":"Hierarchically engineered CI@KH570@PC composites with dual-functionality for exceptional corrosion resistance and microwave absorption","authors":"Xianyu Jiang , Peng Zhang , Min Zhang , Xiang Zhang , Liangjun Yin , Le Yuan , Linbo Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131864","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131864","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Corrosion-induced aging degrades the microwave absorption properties of magnetic functional materials, thereby constraining their applicability in practical application environments. Herein, a magnetic composite absorber (CI@KH570@PC) with outstanding anti-corrosion ability was synthesized by modifying carbonyl iron (CI) with methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (KH570) and parylene C (PC) through chemical vapor deposition polymerization. Electrochemical test results demonstrate that the CI@KH570@PC composite exhibits exceptional resistance to corrosion compared with CI. The corrosion potential shifts from −0.87 V to −0.29 V vs. Ag/AgCl, and the corrosion current density is reduced to 2.141 μA/cm<sup>2</sup>, resulting in a protective efficiency of 97.4 %. This significant enhancement is due to the effective spatial shielding and high impedance characteristics provided by the PC layer. In addition, molecular dynamics simulations were utilized to explore the corrosive agents' diffusion behavior, thereby elucidating the barrier protection mechanism against corrosion. Electromagnetic performance tests indicate that CI@KH570@PC composite achieves a minimum reflection loss of −62.36 dB at 5.4 GHz, while its effective absorption bandwidth extends to 7.35 GHz at 1.38 mm, delivering a powerful, broad, and thin absorption effect. This enhanced performance arises from the introduction of a gradient structure, which diversifies multiple electromagnetic loss mechanisms involving dipole and interfacial polarization. RCS simulations confirm composite's excellent microwave absorption capabilities under real radar wave conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"498 ","pages":"Article 131864"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Viktor Šroba , Tomáš Roch , Martin Truchlý , Leonid Satrapinskyy , Branislav Grančič , Katarína Viskupová , Peter Švec Jr , Peter Kúš , Grzegorz Greczynski , Marián Mikula
{"title":"Nanostructure, mechanical properties and oxidation resistance of understoichiometric ZrB2-x films deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering","authors":"Viktor Šroba , Tomáš Roch , Martin Truchlý , Leonid Satrapinskyy , Branislav Grančič , Katarína Viskupová , Peter Švec Jr , Peter Kúš , Grzegorz Greczynski , Marián Mikula","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131860","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131860","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Diborides of transition metals from group IVB (TMB<sub>2</sub>, TM = Ti, Zr) are desirable materials in demanding industrial conditions due to their excellent mechanical properties. Direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) leads to the growth of overstoichiometric (TMB<sub>x</sub>, x > 2) film with nanocomposite structure consisting of crystalline hexagonal TMB<sub>2</sub> nanocolumns surrounded by a thin, amorphous boron-rich rich tissue phase. At elevated temperatures, the presence of the tissue phase has a negative effect on the films' mechanical properties and oxidation resistance. An innovative approach using effective ionization of sputtered species during high-power pulsed magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) growth of ZrB<sub>2</sub> films is presented.</div><div>While layers grown using the conventional DCMS method are overstoichiometric (B/Zr = 2.2), the films grown by HiPIMS are understoichiometric, with a B/Zr ratio ranging from 1.6 to 1.9. In understoichiometric ZrB<sub>1.9</sub> and ZrB<sub>1.6</sub> films, detailed structural analysis using transmission electron microscopy revealed a nanocrystalline structure comprised of densely packed 10–20 nm wide nanograins. In addition, the understoichiometric films exhibit high hardness values above 42 GPa and improved high-temperature oxidation resistance compared to the ZrB<sub>2.2</sub> film deposited by DCMS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"498 ","pages":"Article 131860"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yike Meng , Kangwei Xu , Sining Li , Hongbo Cao , Chen Chen , Yaowei Wei , Shaojie Wu , Jiajia Tian
{"title":"Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with long-term durable antifouling and anti-corrosion performance via bimodal structure design","authors":"Yike Meng , Kangwei Xu , Sining Li , Hongbo Cao , Chen Chen , Yaowei Wei , Shaojie Wu , Jiajia Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131850","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.131850","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) possess great potential in antifouling and anti-corrosion applications owing to their remarkable liquid repellency. However, ensuring their long-term durability remains a challenge. Herein, long-term durable SLIPS coatings were prepared through constructing a micro/nano bimodal porous structure via plasma spraying of nano-agglomerated ceramic powders, followed by chemical modification and lubricant infiltration. The pore structure of SLIPS was tailored by varying spraying power. The bimodal porous-structured SLIPS exhibited long-term durability under various rigorous conditions including high shear stress, dynamic immersion, extensive water jet impact, and mechanical abrasion. Particularly, SLIPS-27 coating obtained at a spraying power of 27 kW displayed the most impressive stability and durability, which maintained great slipperiness with slightly increased sliding angle and 72.6 % lubricant retention even after dynamic immersion for 20 days. Additionally, after 10 days of bacterial adhesion assay and 20 days of algae adhesion assay, the SLIPS-27 coating demonstrated reduction rates of 87 %, 92 %, and 94 % with respect to settlements of <em>E. coli</em>, <em>Chlorella</em>, and <em>P. tricornutum</em>, respectively. Besides, after 10 days of immersion, the corrosion current density of SLIPS-27 was nearly two orders of magnitude lower than that of bare substrate, whereas the charge transfer resistance <em>R</em><sub><em>ct</em></sub> possessed an increase by two orders of magnitude. The exceptional long-term antifouling and anti-corrosion performance of SLIPS-27 was due to the optimal incorporation of micro/nano bimodal pores, eventually endowing the coating with outstanding lubricant locking and lubricant storage abilities. This work paves a new way to facilely prepare SLIPS with remarkable and durable antifouling and anti-corrosion performance, as well as to advance their practical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22009,"journal":{"name":"Surface & Coatings Technology","volume":"498 ","pages":"Article 131850"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}