A roadmap to sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting: from molecular sorption mechanism to sorbent design and system optimization
Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH), which uses sorbents to capture
water vapor from the air and low-grade energy to produce fresh liquid water, has been …
water vapor from the air and low-grade energy to produce fresh liquid water, has been …
Coalescence-induced droplet jumping
C Liu, M Zhao, Y Zheng, L Cheng, J Zhang, CATH Tee - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
When two or more droplets coalesce on a superhydrophobic surface, the merged droplet
can jump spontaneously from the surface without requiring any external energy. This …
can jump spontaneously from the surface without requiring any external energy. This …
Solar anti-icing surface with enhanced condensate self-removing at extreme environmental conditions
The inhibition of condensation freezing under extreme conditions (ie, ultra-low temperature
and high humidity) remains a daunting challenge in the field of anti-icing. As water vapor …
and high humidity) remains a daunting challenge in the field of anti-icing. As water vapor …
Laplace pressure driven single-droplet jumping on structured surfaces
Droplet transport on, and shedding from, surfaces is ubiquitous in nature and is a key
phenomenon governing applications including biofluidics, self-cleaning, anti-icing, water …
phenomenon governing applications including biofluidics, self-cleaning, anti-icing, water …
Rational fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces with coalescence-induced droplet jumping behavior for atmospheric corrosion protection
X Chen, P Wang, D Zhang, J Ou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Coalescence-induced droplet jumping behavior on superhydrophobic surfaces has a
potential application in atmospheric corrosion protection by spontaneously removing the …
potential application in atmospheric corrosion protection by spontaneously removing the …
Breaking droplet jumping energy conversion limits with superhydrophobic microgrooves
Coalescence-induced droplet jumping has the potential to enhance the performance of a
variety of applications including condensation heat transfer, surface self-cleaning, anti-icing …
variety of applications including condensation heat transfer, surface self-cleaning, anti-icing …
Efficient anti-frosting on discrete nanoclusters via spatiotemporal control of condensation frosting dynamics
Tailoring the condensation frosting dynamics, particularly by surface topological designs,
holds great promise to mitigate the frost accretion yet has proven challenging due to the …
holds great promise to mitigate the frost accretion yet has proven challenging due to the …
Recent advances in prevailing antifogging surfaces: structures, materials, durability, and beyond
J Chu, G Tian, X Feng - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In past decades, antifogging surfaces have drawn more and more attention owing to their
promising and wide applications such as in aerospace, traffic transportation, optical devices …
promising and wide applications such as in aerospace, traffic transportation, optical devices …
Ultrascalable surface structuring strategy of metal additively manufactured materials for enhanced condensation
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) enables unparalleled design freedom for the
development of optimized devices in a plethora of applications. The requirement for the use …
development of optimized devices in a plethora of applications. The requirement for the use …
Ice adhesion properties on micropillared superhydrophobic surfaces
H Zhang, H Du, D Zhu, H Zhao, X Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this work, we investigate the freezing behavior and ice adhesion properties of sessile
drops on micropillared superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) with various sizes, which are of …
drops on micropillared superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) with various sizes, which are of …