ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
5 years ago

Reinforced Superhydrophobic Coating on Silicone Rubber for Longstanding Anti-Icing Performance in Severe Conditions

Reinforced Superhydrophobic Coating on Silicone Rubber for Longstanding Anti-Icing Performance in Severe Conditions
Kirill A. Emelyanenko, Alexandre M. Emelyanenko, Alexey A. Bezdomnikov, Elizaveta V. Chulkova, Ludmila B. Boinovich
We present a simple method for fabricating the superhydrophobic coatings on composite silicone rubber used for electrical outdoor applications. The coating is characterized by contact angles as high as 170° and is mechanically durable in contact with the aqueous phase. We discuss the impact of mechanical durability of the surface texture on the anti-icing performance of the coating on the basis of the experimental data on freezing delay of sessile aqueous droplets. A set of complementary data obtained in laboratory and outdoor experiments on freezing delay time, variation of wettability and practical work of adhesion for supercooled aqueous sessile droplets, impacting behavior of droplets at low negative temperatures, as well as the results of snow and ice accumulation in outdoor experiments indicate the very prospective icephobic properties of the developed coating.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b05549

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b05549

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