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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2022

Transparent, Photothermal, and Icephobic Surfaces via Layer-by-Layer Assembly.

Shuwang Wu, Zhenyu Liang, Yupeng Li, Sarah Chay, Zhiyuan He, Sicong Tan, Jianjun Wang, Xinyuan Zhu, Ximin He

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Condensate Halos in Condensation Frosting.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  4. A Critical Perspective on Photothermal De-Icing.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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  6. Transparent, Photothermal, and Icephobic Surfaces via Layer-by-Layer Assembly.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shuwang WuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Zhenyu LiangKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Yupeng LiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Sarah ChayDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Zhiyuan HeSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China.
Sicong TanHeat and Mass Transfer Center, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Jianjun WangKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Xinyuan ZhuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Ximin HeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8845-4637
University of California, Los Angeles · USChinese Academy of Sciences · CNBeijing Institute of Technology · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

AFOSR FA9550-17-1-0311AFOSR FA9550-18-1-0449AFOSR FA9550-20-1-0344China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2019M651480Chinese National Nature Science Foundation 21733010Chinese National Nature Science Foundation 21805286Chinese National Nature Science Foundation 21875261Chinese National Nature Science Foundation 22122206Chinese National Nature Science Foundation 51925307Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, CAS ZDBS-LYSLH031National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFA0208502NSF 1724526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Icing and frosting on transparent surfaces compromise visibility on various optical equipment and transparent infrastructures. It remains challenging to fabricate energy-saving coatings for harvesting solar energy while maintaining high transparency. Here, transparent, photothermic, and icephobic composite surfaces composed of photothermal nanomaterials and polyelectrolytes via layer-by-layer assembly are designed and constructed. The positively-charged polypyrrole nanoparticles and negatively-charged poly(acrylic acid) are assembled as exemplary materials via electrostatic attractions. The optically transparent photothermal coatings are successfully fabricated and exhibited photothermal capabilities and light-transmittance performance. Among the various coatings applied, the seven-bilayer coating can increase the temperature by 35 °C under 1.9-sun illumination, maintaining high transmittance (>60%) of visible light. With sunlight illumination at subzero temperatures (> -35 °C), the coatings show pronounced capabilities to inhibit freezing, melt accumulated frost, and decrease ice adhesion. Precisely, the icephobic surfaces remain free of frost at -35 °C as long as sunlight illumination is present; the accumulated frost melts rapidly within 300 s. The ice adhesion strength decreases to ≈0 kPa as the melted water acts as a lubricant. Furthermore, the negatively-charged graphene oxide and positively-charged poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) show their material diversity applicable in the coating fabrication.

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icephobicicinglayer-by-layerphotothermaltransparency

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