Smart low interfacial toughness coatings for on-demand de-icing without melting

Zahra Azimi Dijvejin; Mandeep Chhajer Jain; Ryan Kozak; Mohammad H. Zarifi; Kevin Golovin

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32852-6

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Smart low interfacial toughness coatings for on-demand de-icing without melting

Zahra Azimi Dijvejin,
Mandeep Chhajer Jain,
Ryan Kozak,
Mohammad H. Zarifi,
Kevin Golovin

Affiliations

Zahra Azimi Dijvejin: Okanagan Polymer Engineering Research & Applications Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia
Mandeep Chhajer Jain: Okanagan Microelectronics and Gigahertz Applications (OMEGA) Lab, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia
Ryan Kozak: Okanagan Microelectronics and Gigahertz Applications (OMEGA) Lab, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia
Mohammad H. Zarifi: Okanagan Microelectronics and Gigahertz Applications (OMEGA) Lab, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia
Kevin Golovin: Okanagan Polymer Engineering Research & Applications Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32852-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Removing ice from surfaces typically requires melting. Nonetheless, authors demonstrate a smart low interfacial toughness coating integrated with underlying heaters and ice-detecting microwave sensors that enable energy efficient smart large-scale de-icing without melting.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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