Atmospheric Corrosion Protection Performance and Mechanism of Superhydrophobic Surface Based on Coalescence-Induced Droplet Self-Jumping Behavior
Xiaohan Liu, Peng Wang, Dun Zhang, Xiaotong Chen
Abstract
The coalescence-induced droplet self-jumping behavior on the superhydrophobic surface (SHS) provides a new way to achieve atmospheric corrosion protection. This work controls the droplet self-jumping behavior by regulating the SHS's surface energy and analyzes the relevant mechanism from the energy perspective, revealing the key pathway by which the surface energy impacts the droplet self-jumping behavior. On this basis, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy testing technique is used to evaluate the effect of the droplet self-jumping behavior on the SHS corrosion protection performance, and the SHS atmospheric corrosion protection mechanism based on the coalescence-induced droplet self-jumping behavior is revealed. This study provides theoretical guidance for the development of SHS-based anticorrosion protection.