Durable anti-reflective and antifog structures by laser ablation of V coated glass surfaces

What is it about?

laser ablation of V coated glass reduces laser energy ablating glass substrate leading to shallow micron structure, which support and protect the self-assembly nanoparticles during the process. The hierarchical structure enhances the roughness, meanwhile the resultant robust V2O5 increased surface energy, resulting in 0 contact angle and remarkable antifog performance. In the meantime, the structure enhanced transmission significantly due to the nanoparticles.

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Why is it important?

co-achievement of durable antifog and antireflective properties. V2O5 also features photo induced hydrophilicity and help keeping the wetting property.

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