In this paper, the hydrophobic effect of the functional
group in a hybrid ceramic synthesized from tetraethyl
orthosilicate (TEOS) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
is investigated. The hybrid ceramics were synthesized
using di-butyl-di-di-tin laurate (DBTL) as a
polycondensation catalyst and different concentrations of
the polysiloxane chain varying from 20-40%w. Infrared
spectroscopy confirmed the formation of the hybrid
material, observing the corresponding signals for the
siloxane bond (Si–O–Si) corresponding to the silica
network, inorganic fragment (1100 cm–1
) and those
corresponding to the polymer chain (785 cm–1
) besides,
the Si–C bond of the polymer is presented at 1250 cm–1
.
The amino functional group was identified as a low
intensity signal at 1300 cm–1
(N–C) and 1204 cm–1
(Si–
N); on the other hand, the phenyl group was present at
3080 cm–1
for the C–H group of the aromatic ring and
with the C=C bond of the ring at 1429, 794 and 845 cm–1
.
While the hydrophobic character was evaluated with the
contact angle obtaining a hydrophobic to
superhydrophobic behavior with de 110-130º.