Recent advancements in photothermal anti-icing/deicing materials

Y Wu, L Dong, X Shu, Y Yang, P Feng, Q Ran - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation and accumulation of ice on various exposed surfaces are common and
unavoidable phenomena, which have detrimental effects on industrial production and daily …

Electro‐/Photo‐Thermal Promoted Anti‐Icing Materials: A New Strategy Combined with Passive Anti‐Icing and Active De‐Icing

Z He, H **e, MI Jamil, T Li… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ice accretion on exposed surfaces is unavoidable as time elapses and temperature lowers
sufficiently in nature, causing detrimental impacts on the normal performance of devices and …

Robust photothermal coating strategy for efficient ice removal

Y Liu, Y Wu, Y Liu, R Xu, S Liu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Preventing ice formation and ice swift removal from the solid surface are essential in
numerous application fields. Superhydrophobic coating is an effective way to delay the icing …

Material strategies for ice accretion prevention and easy removal

Y Liu, Y Wu, S Liu, F Zhou - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ice accretion in winter has been a serious threat to the security of people's lives and facility
operations. To prevent ice accretion, various materials have been developed in the past …

All‐Day Anti‐Icing/De‐Icing Coating by Solar‐Thermal and Electric‐Thermal Effects

Y Liu, R Xu, N Luo, Y Liu, Y Wu, B Yu… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ice formation is a common phenomenon that brings security risks in numerous fields. A
superhydrophobic surface can greatly delay icing time due to its liquid repellence feature …

Condensation frosting and passive anti-frosting

S Yang, C Wu, G Zhao, J Sun, X Yao, X Ma… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2021 - cell.com
As exemplified by the extreme cold weather hitting central China and causing great
economic losses in 2018, as well as the 2021 Texas power crisis involving more than 4.5 …

A review of recent literature on icing phenomena: Transport mechanisms, their modulations and controls

Y Zhao, Q Guo, T Lin, P Cheng - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2020 - Elsevier
Icing is one of the most fascinating phenomena occurring ubiquitously in nature and multiple
industrial applications. In spite of a century of research work on this topic, an in-depth …

Self-deicing electrolyte hydrogel surfaces with Pa-level ice adhesion and durable antifreezing/antifrost performance

T Li, PF Ibáñez-Ibáñez, V Håkonsen, J Wu… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite the remarkable advances in mitigating ice formation and accretion, however, no
engineered anti-icing surfaces today can durably prevent frost formation, droplet freezing …

Design of icephobic surfaces by lowering ice adhesion strength: A mini review

Z He, Y Zhuo, Z Zhang, J He - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ice accretion can lead to severe consequences in daily life and sometimes catastrophic
events. To mitigate the hazard of icing, passive icephobic surfaces have drawn widespread …

Facile Preparation of Robust Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic TiO2-Decorated Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge for Efficient Oil/Water Separation

Z He, H Wu, Z Shi, Z Kong, S Ma, Y Sun, X Liu - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Oily wastewater and oil spills pose a threat to the environment and human health, and
porous sponge materials are highly desired for oil/water separation. Herein, we design a …