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 …

Design and applications of surfaces that control the accretion of matter

A Dhyani, J Wang, AK Halvey, B Macdonald, G Mehta… - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND Surfaces that control solid, liquid, or vapor accretion have numerous
applications, including self-cleaning windows and solar panels; water and fog harvesting; …

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 …

Fracture-promoted ultraslippery ice detachment interface for long-lasting anti-icing

Z Wang, Z Zhao, G Wen, Y Zhu, J Chen, X **g, S Sun… - ACS …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Ice accumulation on surfaces significantly jeopardizes the operational security and
economic effectiveness of equipment. As one of the efficient anti-icing strategies, fracture …

Highly efficient solar anti-icing/deicing via a hierarchical structured surface

C Wu, H Geng, S Tan, J Lv, H Wang, Z He… - Materials Horizons, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Solar anti-icing/deicing (SADI) is an economically-efficient method of harvesting solar
energy as heat for melting and removing ice. However, SADI materials with superior sunlight …

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 …

Surface design strategies for mitigating ice and snow accretion

A Dhyani, W Choi, K Golovin, A Tuteja - Matter, 2022‏ - cell.com
Surfaces that can passively mitigate ice accretion have recently attracted significant interest
as an alternative to cost-intensive, active, de-icing technologies. After decades of research …

[HTML][HTML] Polysiloxane as icephobic materials–The past, present and the future

Y Zhuo, S **ao, A Amirfazli, J He, Z Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Polysiloxane is one of the most favorite polymeric materials used in the emerging field of
passive surface icephobicity; This is due to its tailorable softness, hydrophobicity, and …

Gels as emerging anti-icing materials: a mini review

Y Zhuo, J Chen, S **ao, T Li, F Wang, J He… - Materials …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Gel materials have drawn great attention recently in the anti-icing research community due
to their remarkable potential for reducing ice adhesion, inhibiting ice nucleation, and …

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 …