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Achieving Extremely Efficient Anti‐Icing/Frosting Surface via Synergistic Effects of Photo‐Thermal and Calcium Chloride Superspread Embedding

Xinghao Song, Kai Yin, Xun Li, Lingxiao Wang, Yin Huang, Jianqiang Xiao, Jiaqing Pei, Ji‐An Duan, Christopher J. Arnusch

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Abstract Composite materials with photothermal effects and low freezing point properties have been widely explored for anti‐icing/frosting. However, complex fabrication methods, environmental unfriendliness, and poor anti‐icing/frosting performance have hindered their widespread application. Here, superhydrophilic multiscale micro‐nano structures composed of non‐stoichiometric titanium oxide are constructed on the titanium surfaces using a simple and eco‐friendly femtosecond laser direct writing technology. The anti‐icing/frosting performance of the samples is enhanced via calcium chloride superspread embedding. The laser‐treated, titanium‐calcium chloride composite surface (LT‐Ti‐CC) fabricated at the optimal laser scanning speed (100 mm s −1 ) exhibits a high average light absorptivity of 96.15% in the 400–1100 nm wavelength range. The surface temperature of LT‐Ti‐CC increases by 32 °C within 300 s under 1 sun illumination. In addition, the LT‐Ti‐CC exhibits a ≈500% increase in frosting time, a ≈217% extension in icing time, and a ≈65% decrease in de‐icing time compared to pristine‐Ti. This simply fabricated and eco‐friendly photothermal material may be efficiently incorporated into many anti‐icing/ frosting applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity · Laser Material Processing Techniques · Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition

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Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices School of Physics Central South University Changsha 410083 China

State Key Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing for Extreme Service Performance College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Central South University Changsha 410083 China

State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China

State Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Optical Science and Technology Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics of CAS Xi'an 710119 China

Department of Desalination and Water Treatment Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev Sede‐Boqer Campus Midreshet Ben‐Gurion 84990 Israel

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Key Research and Development Program of China · Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province

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