Icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering: Achieving damage-tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti-icing performance
A mechanically robust superhydrophobic ceramic armor with a hybrid frame/protrusion microstructure was fabricated using nanosecond laser technology. This architecture exhibited exceptional durability, enduring 1000 cycles of linear abrasion (3 N load), 40 high-pressure water jet impact (1.0 MPa), an...
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| author | Jianwen Sun Zhanguo Cao Yongjie Nie Jing Peng Yutang Ma Tong Rao Yifan Wang Guofang Wang Peng Wang |
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| description | A mechanically robust superhydrophobic ceramic armor with a hybrid frame/protrusion microstructure was fabricated using nanosecond laser technology. This architecture exhibited exceptional durability, enduring 1000 cycles of linear abrasion (3 N load), 40 high-pressure water jet impact (1.0 MPa), and prolonged thermal exposure (100 °C for 18 days). The armored surface demonstrated superior anti-icing performance, accelerating droplet shedding (no adhesion for 2 h), delaying ice nucleation by approximately threefold, and maintaining ice adhesion strength below 35 kPa after 30 freeze-thaw cycles. The simplified fabrication process, requiring minimal surface precision, underscores its potential for scalable industrial deployment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ac7a2f148baf4c30a7ada2bac670af4a2025-08-20T03:23:34ZengElsevierResults in Chemistry2211-71562025-07-011610239310.1016/j.rechem.2025.102393Icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering: Achieving damage-tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti-icing performanceJianwen Sun0Zhanguo Cao1Yongjie Nie2Jing Peng3Yutang Ma4Tong Rao5Yifan Wang6Guofang Wang7Peng Wang8Electric Power Science Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co. Ltd, Kunming 650217, PR China; Corresponding author.Electric Power Science Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co. Ltd, Kunming 650217, PR ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co. Ltd, Kunming 650217, PR ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co. Ltd, Kunming 650217, PR ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co. Ltd, Kunming 650217, PR ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co. Ltd, Kunming 650217, PR ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co. Ltd, Kunming 650217, PR ChinaElectric Power Science Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co. Ltd, Kunming 650217, PR ChinaSchool of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071000, PR ChinaA mechanically robust superhydrophobic ceramic armor with a hybrid frame/protrusion microstructure was fabricated using nanosecond laser technology. This architecture exhibited exceptional durability, enduring 1000 cycles of linear abrasion (3 N load), 40 high-pressure water jet impact (1.0 MPa), and prolonged thermal exposure (100 °C for 18 days). The armored surface demonstrated superior anti-icing performance, accelerating droplet shedding (no adhesion for 2 h), delaying ice nucleation by approximately threefold, and maintaining ice adhesion strength below 35 kPa after 30 freeze-thaw cycles. The simplified fabrication process, requiring minimal surface precision, underscores its potential for scalable industrial deployment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211715625003765Mechanical robustnessLaser micromachiningAnti-icingCeramic armorSuperhydrophobicity |
| spellingShingle | Jianwen Sun Zhanguo Cao Yongjie Nie Jing Peng Yutang Ma Tong Rao Yifan Wang Guofang Wang Peng Wang Icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering: Achieving damage-tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti-icing performance Results in Chemistry Mechanical robustness Laser micromachining Anti-icing Ceramic armor Superhydrophobicity |
| title | Icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering: Achieving damage-tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti-icing performance |
| title_full | Icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering: Achieving damage-tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti-icing performance |
| title_fullStr | Icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering: Achieving damage-tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti-icing performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering: Achieving damage-tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti-icing performance |
| title_short | Icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering: Achieving damage-tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti-icing performance |
| title_sort | icephobic armored ceramic via hierarchical microarchitecture engineering achieving damage tolerant surfaces with sustained dynamic anti icing performance |
| topic | Mechanical robustness Laser micromachining Anti-icing Ceramic armor Superhydrophobicity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211715625003765 |
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