Solar energy is a primary form of renewable energy, and photothermal conversion is a direct
conversion process with tunable conversion efficiency. Among various kinds of photothermal …

Scale accumulation is a serious problem in several industrial fields. Although a series of
surface coatings are developed for anti‐scaling, they generally suffer from limited anti …

Outdoor icing is an unavoidable phenomenon that causes inconvenience in human life.
Nowadays, developed anti-icing coatings combining active and passive methods usually …

Hypothesis Superhydrophobic surfaces can effectively prevent the freezing of supercooled
droplets in technological systems. Droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces commonly not …

As-produced carbon nanotubes contain impurities which can dominate the properties of the
material and are thus undesired. Herein we present a multi-step purification treatment that …

Unwanted ice build-up is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature, which creates a series of
catastrophic impacts on a wide range of human activities. Various anti/de-icing materials …

Development of passive icephobic surfaces are highly desirable due to their energy,
economic and safety implications in various sectors such as aircrafts, wind turbines, power …