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  • Materials Science
  • Surface Engineering
  • Physics of Freezing

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  • Ice formation poses significant challenges across daily life and industrial applications.
  • Current deicing methods are often expensive, inefficient, and environmentally detrimental.
  • Superhydrophobic surfaces show promise for passive anti-icing but struggle with frost at low temperatures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate methods for spatial control of ice formation and ice-stacking direction.
  • To explore the manipulation of local free energy barriers for frosting control.
  • To develop advanced surfaces for effective anti-icing and deicing solutions.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a V-shaped microgroove patterned surface.
  • Experimental investigation of frost formation dynamics on various surfaces.
  • Evaluation of anti-icing and deicing performance under controlled cold conditions.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated spatial control over ice formation and ice-stacking direction.
  • Identified manipulation of local free energy barriers as key to frosting control.
  • The V-shaped microgroove surface showed superior anti-icing and deicing capabilities compared to other tested surfaces.

Conclusions:

  • The V-shaped microgroove surface effectively controls ice formation and stacking.
  • This approach offers a promising passive method for anti-icing and deicing.
  • Findings can mitigate the impact of icing in daily life and industrial systems.