Research progress in organic lubricating anti-icing/de-icing surfaces

Abstract

Organic lubricating surface is a new type of surface that combines a lubricating layer with a substrate, and it receives extensive attention in the field of anti-icing/de-icing because of its low adhesion. The design principles and anti-icing mechanism of organic lubricated surfaces were briefly described and the durability problem of organic lubricating surfaces was analyzed. The functionality as well as advantages and disadvantages of different types of organic lubricating anti-icing/de-icing surfaces were mainly introduced. Finally, it was suggested to design a new type of anti-icing/de-icing surface by combining various anti-icing/de-icing strategies with organic lubricating surface to realize long-term use in external low-temperature environments.As for new organic lubricating surface and their anti-icing/de-icing applications, how to extend its service life and achieve all-weather anti-icing/de-icing of outdoor exposed surfaces is one of the future development directions.

Keywords

• anti-icing/de-icing surface
• organic lubricating
• continuous release
• liquid-solid phase transition
• photo-/electro-thermal promotion