Yildirim, A.Khudiyev, T.Daglar, B.Budunoglu, H.Okyay, Ali KemalBayındır, Mehmet2015-07-282015-07-282013-02-131944-8244http://hdl.handle.net/11693/12395Supporting Information: 1) A PDF containing figures showing the grain size distributions of ormosil colloids, rms roughness values of coatings, AFM image and contact angle measurement of NPF 1, FTIR spectra of as-prepared and cured TM 60, high magnification SEM image of three layer coating, and additional FDTD simulations. (2) A video showing water repellency of the three layer coating. (3) A video showing self-cleaning property of the three layer coating.A large-area superhydrophobic and omnidirectional antireflective nanostructured organically modified silica coating has been designed and prepared. The coating mimics the self-cleaning property of superhydrophobic lotus leaves and omnidirectional broad band antireflectivity of moth compound eyes, simultaneously. Water contact and sliding angles of the coating are around 160 and 10, respectively. Coating improves the transmittance of the glass substrate around 4%, when coated on a single side of a glass, in visible and near-infrared region at normal incidence angles. At oblique incidence angles (up to 60) improvement in transmission reaches to around 8%. In addition, coatings are mechanically stable against impact of water droplets from considerable heights. We believe that our inexpensive and durable multifunctional coatings are suitable for stepping out of the laboratory to practical outdoor applications.EnglishSuperhydrophobicSelf-cleaningOrgano-modified SilicaAntireflectionOmnidirectionalFunctional SurfacesArticle10.1021/am3024417