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To develop a superhydrophobic coating that can prevent icing and facilitate rapid de-icing.

March 18, 2026

Sprayable superhydrophobic photothermal/electrothermal anti-icing coating based on evaporation-induced surfactant flocculation self-assembly

Key Points

To develop a superhydrophobic coating that can prevent icing and facilitate rapid de-icing.
Utilized solvent evaporation to induce surfactant flocculation.
Created hierarchical micro–nanostructures through self-assembly.
Tested the coating's durability and anti-icing performance.
Coating significantly delays icing formation.
Demonstrated effective photothermal and electrothermal de-icing capabilities.

Abstract

Solvent evaporation-induced surfactant flocculation enables in situ self-assembly of hierarchical micro–nanostructures, yielding a durable superhydrophobic coating that delays icing and enables rapid photothermal/electrothermal de-icing.

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Xi Zhang

Xixun Shen

Gaofei Liang

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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security

Shanghai University of Electric Power

Baogang Group (China)

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