%0 Journal Article
%T Development of Modified Glasses by Transparent, Functional Hybrid Sol-Gel Nano-Ceramic Coatings, a Comparative Study
%A Md. Barkat Ullah
%A Yeasmin Akter
%A Khodeja Afrin
%A Md. Saiful Quddus
%J World Journal of Engineering and Technology
%P 170-184
%@ 2331-4249
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjet.2024.121011
%X This
paper concentrates on the development of glasses with self-cleaning surfaces
exhibiting high water contact angles. In this study, we prepared
super-hydrophobic nano-ceramic coated glass based on titania &amp;<span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">silica
using simple sol-gel &amp; dip coating methods and studied the best composition
of the coatings by altering ratios of titanium tetraisopropoxide
(TTIP)/tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS)</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">with
different homogenizing agents.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">We
characterized the coatings by surface roughness measurement, percentage of
optical transmission, static contact angle, near-infrared (NIR) transmission,
and diffuse reflectance. The fabrication of coatings on glass substrates played
an important role in increasing the water contact angle of about 95<span style=\"text-wrap:nowrap;\">กใ</span> and
visible &amp; NIR transmission of about 90%. We compared our modified glass
substrate with commercial low emissivity (Low E) glass using X-ray diffraction
(XRD) analysis, which showed pure amorphous surface</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">claiming
excellent wettability and thus the prepared glass substrate could have a
variety of applications in different fields.</span></span></span>
%K Sol-Gel
%K Nano-Ceramic Coatings
%K Self-Cleaning Glass
%K Water Contact Angle
%K Optical Transmission
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131276