Robust Thermochromic Photothermal Coating with Ultraslippery Anti-icing/Deicing and All-Season Temperature Regulation Performance

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Authors: Shize Sun, Xiaolin Liu, Z X Wang, Changjun Yang, Jichen Chen, Zehui Zhao, Junbo Liu, Liwen Zhang, Huawei Chen
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Abstract

Photothermal materials with high conversion efficiency offer a promising approach for preventing ice accretion on infrastructures like wind turbines. However, the conflict between weak-light inefficiency in winter and overheating hazards in summer remains a challenge for composites. Herein, we develop a robust thermochromic photothermal icephobic coating with switchable solar-driven anti-/deicing and anti-overheating modes for all-season demands. During freezing winter, a 0.05 W/cm 2 weak solar irradiation can raise the black coating (solar absorbance >97%) temperature from −10 to 7.6 °C and facilitate rapid ice shedding from rotating rotor. During summer, the thermochromic coating turns white with strong reflection and limits coating temperature below 51 °C, inhibiting composites oxidation above 60 °C. Strikingly, the interpenetrating elasticity and ultraslippage endow the coating with exceptional ice detachment properties, exhibiting an ultralow ice adhesion strength (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Icing and De-icing Technologies Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

Publication details

Journal / source
Research
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Volume
9
Pages
1285–1285
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN