Micro/Nano-Materials for Anti-Icing and/or De-Icing Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 152
Special Issue Editor
Interests: functional micro-/nanomaterials; thermal protection technique for aircraft
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Dear Colleagues，
Icing presents significant challenges across industries including aviation, transportation and energy fields, and poses risks to safety, efficiency and performance. Micro/nano-materials, with their unique surface properties and their cost-effective and environmentally friendly advantages, offer promising solutions for preventing ice adhesion, promoting rapid de-icing and enhancing surface durability under extreme conditions. This Special Issue is focused on the recent developments in micro/nano-materials for applications in anti-icing and/or de-icing. It covers their design, synthesis, structures, properties and theoretical materials. Particular attention will be paid to, but not limited to, the recent advancements of micro/nano-coatings with anti-icing or de-icing properties, as well as advancements in the flow and heat transfer characteristics on micro/nano-coatings. The following are potential subjects of interest for this Special Issue:
- Cutting-edge techniques for the synthesis and characterization of micro/nano-materials with anti-icing and/or de-icing properties;
- Surface and interface modifications of micro/nano-materials for applications in anti-icing and/or de-icing;
- Experimental investigations into the mechanisms of flow, icing behavior and anti-icing/de-icing properties on micro/nano-material surfaces;
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to explore the structural, chemical, thermal, mechanical, optical and electrical properties of micro/nano-materials for anti-icing and/or de-icing.
Prof. Dr. Hui Gao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- anti-icing
- de-icing
- micro/nano-materials
- micro/nano-structures
- composite materials
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