Antifreeze Liquid-Infused Surface with High Transparency, Low Ice Adhesion Strength, and Antifrosting Properties Fabricated through a Spray Layer-by-Layer Method

Autor: Takeshi Matsubayashi, Kengo Manabe, Takeo Moriya, Mizuki Tenjimbayashi, Yosuke Tsuge, Seimei Shiratori, Hiroki Nakamura, Takuto Nakamura, Taku Yamazaki
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58:2225-2234
ISSN: 1520-5045
0888-5885
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b05927
Popis: As frost formation and ice accumulation result in serious problems in various industrial systems, some anti-icing system is highly required, and passive anti-icing processes based on ice prevention coatings have attracted much attention. Recently, antifreeze liquid-infused surfaces (LISs) have been developed for the preparation of ice-phobic surfaces owing to their low ice adhesion strength and antifrosting properties. However, it is still challenging to add an optical function such as high transparency to antifreeze LISs despite the potential for the application in window coatings. In addition, the influence on anti-icing properties by the thickness of antifreeze liquid layer and base layer are still unclear. Here, we designed highly transparent coating surfaces that were resistant to ice adhesion and frost formation. We controlled the thickness, surface roughness, and refractive index of the base layer through a spray layer-by-layer (LbL) method and then investigated the effect on the optical properties...
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