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Robust, Electro-conductive, Self-healing Superamphiphobic
Fabric Prepared by One-step Vapour-phase Polymerisation of
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) in Presence of Fluorinated
Decyl Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane and Fluorinated
Alkyl Silane
Hongxia Wang1, Hua Zhou1, Adrian Gestos1, Jian Fang1, Haitao Niu1, Jie Ding2, Tong Lin1*
1 Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia
2 Human Protection and Performance Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation,
Melbourne, Vic 3207, Australia
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S1 SEM image of uncoated polyester fibres.
Fig. S1 SEM image of uncoated polyester fibres.
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S2 XPS survey spectra of PEDOT, PEDOT/FAS and PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS coated polyester
fabrics.
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0Binding energy (eV)
PEDOT
PEDOT/FAS
PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS
C1s Si2pO1s
F1sF KLL
Fe2pCl LMM
O KLL S2p
Fig. S2 XPS results for PEDOT, PEDOT/FAS and PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS treated polyester fabrics.
Atomic contents calculated based on XPS spectra
Atomic Content (%)
C O Si F S
PEDOT 78.3 20.88 - - 0.82
PEDOT/FAS 40.02 7.29 2.38 49.67 0.64
PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS 38.9 6.93 2.26 51.32 0.59
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S3 High-resolution XPS C1s and Si 2p spectra of coated fabrics.
284 286 288 290 292 294
Binding energy (eV)
PEDOT
PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS
PEDOT/FAS
Fig. S3a High resolution XPS C1s showed binding energies. The peaks at 285 eV, 286.5 eV and
288-289 eV are derived from C–C, C-S/C-O and C=C bonds in PEDOT. The peaks at 292 eV and
294 eV for PEDOT/FAS and PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS coated surface are typical characteristic of
CF2 and CF3 moieties.
98 100 102 104 106
Si 2p(II)
Si 2p(I)
Binding energy (eV)
PEDOT/FAS
PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS
Si 2p(I)
Si 2p(II)
Fig. S3b High resolution XPS Si 2p showed binding energies. The peaks at around 102 eV and 104
eV correspond to Si 2p (I) and Si 2p (II) respectively derived from Si-C and Si-O on the coating
surface [S Yochelis, E Katzir, Y Kalcheim, V G OdedMillo, and Y Paltiel, Journal of
Nanotechnology, 2012, Article ID 903761].
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S4 FTIR spectra of uncoated and coated polyester fabrics.
1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600
Wavenumber (cm-1)
Polyester
PEDOT
PEDOT/FAS
PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS
Fig. S4 FTIR spectra of uncoated and coated polyester fabrics.
For PEDOT coated fabric, the appearance of vibration peaks at 1506 and 1473 cm–1 was attributed
to the stretching modes of C=C and C–C in the thiophene ring. The vibration of the C–S bond in the
thiophene ring can be observed at 848 cm–1. The peak at 970 cm–1 was due to the ethylenedioxy
ring deformation [S. V. Selvaganesh, J. Mathiyarasu, K. L. N. Phani, V. Yegnaraman, Nanoscale
Research Letter, 2007, 2, 546-549]. For the PEDOT coating containing FD-POSS/FAS or FAS in
the coating layer, peaks at 1200 cm-1 and 1147 cm-1 occurred in the spectra, which were the typical
characteristics of C–F and Si–O–Si vibrations, respectively.
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S5 AFM images of the polyester fibre before and after coating treatments.
Fig. S5 AFM images of a) PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS, b) PEDOT/FAS, and c) PEDOT coated
polyester fibres. The roughness (RMS) of the surfaces is 110 nm, 43 nm and 60 nm, respectively.
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S6 Photo of PEDOT/FAS and PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS coated polyester fabrics after 10,000
cycles of abrasion.
Fig. S6 Photo of a) PEDOT/FAS and b) PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS coated polyester fabrics after
10,000 cycles of abrasion.
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S7 Effect of abrasion cycles on the surface resistance of PEDOT and PEDOT/FAS coated
fabrics.
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 100000.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0R
(KΩ
)
Abrasion cycles
PEDOT PEDOT/FAS
Fig. S7 Effect of abrasion cycles on the surface resistance of PEDOT and PEDOT/FAS coated fabrics.
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S8 SEM images for PEDOT/FAS and PEDOT treated polyester fabrics after 10,000 cycles of
abrasion.
Fig. S8 SEM images of a) PEDOT/FAS and b) PEDOT treated polyester fabrics after 10,000 cycle
abrasion test.
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S9 SEM images of PEDOT/FAS and PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS treated polyester fabrics after
500 cycles of laundries.
Fig. S9 SEM images of a) PEDOT/FAS and b) PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS treated polyester fabrics
after 500 washing cycles.
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S10 Effect of washing cycles on surface resistance of PEDOT and PEDOT/FAS coated fabrics.
0 100 200 300 400 5000.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
2.4R
(KΩ
)
Washing cycles
PEDOT PEDOT/FAS
Fig. S10 Effect of washing cycles on surface resistance of PEDOT and PEDOT/FAS coated fabrics.
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S11 Water contact angle change with ageing time.
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28020406080
100120140160180
WCA
(°)
Time (hour)
PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS PEDOT/FAS
Fig. S11 Water contact angle of the plasma treated PEDOT/FAS and PEDOT/FD-POSS/FAS fabric
samples changes with ageing time at room temperature.
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