Superhydrophobic coating with a micro- and nano-sized MnO<sub>2</sub>/PDMS composite structure for passive anti-icing/active de-icing and photothermal applications
Jialun Li, Fei Yu, Yi Jiang, Liying Wang, Yaodong Liu, Xijia Yang, Xuesong Li, Wei Lü
Abstract
The prepared coating had good superhydrophobic and photothermal de-icing properties. It could be applied to personal thermal management, oil–water separation and solar-steam generation.
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhotothermal therapyIcingCoatingNano-Composite numberPhotothermal effectComposite materialThermalNanotechnologyChemical engineeringMeteorologyPhysicsEngineeringSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityIcing and De-icing TechnologiesSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods