Spontaneous formation of linearly arranged microcraters on sol−gel-derived silica−poly(vinylpyrrolidone) hybrid films induced by Bénard−Marangoni convection
Spontaneous formation of linearly arranged microcraters on sol−gel-derived silica−poly(vinylpyrrolidone) hybrid films induced by Bénard−Marangoni convection
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Bénard-Marangoni 对流诱导溶胶凝胶衍生的二氧化硅-聚(乙烯基吡咯烷酮)杂化膜上自发形成线性排列的微坑
DOI:
10.1021/la3020332
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发表时间:
2012
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Hiromitsu Kozuka
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作者:
Hiroaki Uchiyama;Yuto Mantani;Hiromitsu Kozuka
Complex, sophisticated surface patterns on micrometer and nanometer scales are obtained when solvent evaporates from solutions containing nonvolatile solutes dropped on a solid substrate. Such evaporation-driven pattern formation has been utilized as a fabrication process of highly ordered patterns in thin films. Here, we suggested the spontaneous pattern formation induced by Bénard–Marangoni convection triggered by solvent evaporation as a novel patterning process of sol–gel-derived organic–inorganic hybrid films. Microcraters of 1.0–1.5 μm in height and of 100–200 μm in width were spontaneously formed on the surface of silica–poly(vinylpyrrolidone) hybrid films prepared via temperature-controlled dip-coating process, where the surface patterns were linearly arranged parallel to the substrate withdrawal direction. Such highly ordered micropatterns were achieved by Bénard–Marangoni convection activated at high temperatures and the unidirectional flow of the coating solution on the substrate during dip-coating.