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

• DOI: 10.1002/admi.202200275
• Publication Date: 2022-05-10T02:44:40Z
• Authors: Zhiwei He; Hangming Xie; Muhammad Imran Jamil; Tong Li; Qinghua Zhang
• Keywords: Icing conditions

Abstract Ice accretion on exposed surfaces is unavoidable as time elapses and temperature lowers sufficiently in nature, causing detrimental impacts the normal performance of devices facilities. To mitigate icing problems, both active de‐icing passive anti‐icing materials (AIM) have been utilized. Traditional methods suffer from energy consumption, low efficiency high cost, while AIM meet challenges improving mechanical durability maintaining ice adhesion strength during icing/de‐icing cycles. Recently, new are rationally designed by combination de‐icing, exhibiting efficient, reliable energy‐saving properties. The conceptual idea that only need to reach a certain value (i.e., τ <100 kPa) instead achieving lowest strength, simultaneously combine with techniques electro‐thermal photo‐thermal stimulus) realize ideal all‐weather anti‐icing/de‐icing. In this review paper, authors provide brief introduction AIM, mainly focus recent advances electro‐/photo‐thermal promoted terms anti‐icing/de‐icing mechanisms, perspectives. strategy will inspire rational design state‐of‐the‐art future provides practical solutions outdoor problems daily lives.