Achieving a slippery, liquid-infused porous surface with anti-icing properties by direct deposition of flame synthesized aerosol nanoparticles on a thermally fragile substrateShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: Applied Physics Letters, ISSN 0003-6951, E-ISSN 1077-3118, Vol. 110, no 16, article id 161603Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Slippery, liquid-infused porous surfaces offer a promising route for producing omniphobic and anti-icing surfaces. Typically, these surfaces are made as a coating with expensive and time consuming assembly methods or with fluorinated films and oils. We report on a route for producing liquid-infused surfaces, which utilizes a liquid precursor fed oxygen-hydrogen flame to produce titania nanoparticles deposited directly on a low-density polyethylene film. This porous nanocoating, with thickness of several hundreds of nanometers, is then filled with silicone oil. The produced surfaces are shown to exhibit excellent anti-icing properties, with an ice adhesion strength of ∼12 kPa, which is an order of magnitude improvement when compared to the plain polyethylene film. The surface was also capable of maintaining this property even after cyclic icing testing.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. Vol. 110, no 16, article id 161603
Keywords [en]
Nanoparticles, Polyethylenes, Silicones, Synthesis (chemical), Aerosol nanoparticle, Direct deposition, Fluorinated films, Ice adhesion strength, Liquid precursors, Low density polyethylene films, Polyethylene film, Titania nano-particles, Liquids
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-30959DOI: 10.1063/1.4981905Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85018513279OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-30959DiVA, id: diva2:1138434
2017-09-052017-09-052019-01-16Bibliographically approved