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Researchers developed a transparent composite membrane for anti-icing and de-icing applications. This membrane offers efficient photothermal and electrothermal conversion, reducing ice adhesion and providing electromagnetic protection in cold environments.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Surface Science

Background:

Ice accretion presents significant risks to transportation, energy efficiency, and transparent electronic systems in cold climates.
Developing transparent anti-/de-icing surfaces is challenging due to conflicting requirements for optical transparency, energy conversion, and ice management.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and fabricate a transparent composite membrane with integrated passive ice-delay, active thermal de-icing, low ice adhesion, and electromagnetic protection.
To overcome the mutual constraints between optical transparency, energy conversion, and interfacial ice regulation in anti-/de-icing materials.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of a transparent composite membrane (MSP) using PET/MXene/SiO2-PDMS brushes.
Incorporation of an aligned Ti3C2Tx MXene layer for energy conversion and EMI shielding.
Development of a SiO2-PDMS molecular-brush layer for low surface energy and ice release.

Main Results:

The MSP membrane achieved visible transmittance >65%, water contact angle ~161°, and sliding angle ~1.1°.
The MXene layer demonstrated efficient photothermal conversion and low-voltage Joule heating, with EMI shielding up to 37.8 dB.
Extended water droplet freezing time to ~165 s at -25 °C and enabled ice removal under 1-sun or 3 V input at -30 °C.

Conclusions:

The developed transparent membrane effectively integrates passive ice regulation and active heating for low-energy anti-/de-icing.
The material offers simultaneous electromagnetic interference shielding and robust performance under repeated bending.
This functional-decoupled yet synergistically coupled design provides a promising solution for cold environment applications.