A superhydrophobic coating harvesting mechanical robustness, passive anti-icing and active de-icing performances.

Hypothesis: Ice accretion is a challenging issue for various residential activities and industrial facilities. However, most of the current anti/de-icing coatings fail to maintain their properties when subject to frequent mechanical wear, and their limited functionality (either anti-icing or de-icing individually) cannot meet the requirement of all-weather utilization.

Experiments: Herein, a multifunctional superhydrophobic coating is prepared by compositing ferroferric oxide nanoparticles (FeO NPs) with fluorinated epoxy resin via an inverse infiltration process.