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Novel superhydrophobic carbon fiber/epoxy composites with anti-icing properties

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In this study, novel carbon fiber/epoxy (CF/EP) composites with anti-icing properties were made using a combination of octadecylamine modification and hard templating. First, the octadecylamine-modified epoxy resin was sprayed on the surface of CF/EP prepreg. Hierarchical micro/nanostructures were formed on the surfaces of the composites through hot pressing with aluminum templates that had been modified by sandblasting and anodizing. The resulting composites were superhydrophobic, with static contact angles of up to 155° and sliding angles as low as 8°. Superhydrophobicity was maintained after abrading with 400 grit SiC sandpaper. The anti-icing properties of the composites were quantified by measuring droplet freezing time and ice adhesion force. Compared to untreated CF/EP, the surface treatments used here increased the time to freeze a 5 μL surface droplet from 76 to 640 s at − 20 °C, and reduced ice adhesion strength from roughly 74 kPa to 50 kPa.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2017NFB0703301), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. NS2020041), and the Jiangsu-UK industrial challenge program (No. BZ2017063).

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The National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2017NFB0703301), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. NS2020041), and the Jiangsu-UK industrial challenge program (No. BZ2017063).

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    Lei Pan, Pengbo Xue, Menglin Wang, Fei Wang, Huaxin Guo, Xiaosa Yuan & Lang Zhong

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I agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. All persons who have made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript. LP: Supervision, Writing—review, Conceptualization. PX: Methodology, Writing—original draft, Editing, Data curation. MW: Investigation. FW: Investigation. HG: Investigation. XY: Investigation. LZ: Investigation. JY: Investigation.

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Pan, L., Xue, P., Wang, M. et al. Novel superhydrophobic carbon fiber/epoxy composites with anti-icing properties. Journal of Materials Research 36, 1695–1704 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00213-6

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