Lo, Ching WenChing WenLoLi, Jia XiongJia XiongLiMING-CHANG LU2023-07-142023-07-142021-02-0513594311https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/633629Ice formation on various surfaces causes catastrophic consequences or enormous economic losses. Superhydrophobic surfaces with extreme water repellency were applied for removing ice efficiently; however, their practical applications are hindered by the fabrication of the complicated micro/nanostructures of the surfaces. In this work, we proposed using hydrophilic nylon-6 nanofiber membrane coating for enhancing deicing. The nylon-6 nanofiber membrane can be easily made by electrospinning. Given the abundant kink sites provided by a large number of ice nucleation sites on the membrane, the formed ice layer could be removed quickly in the deicing process on the membrane-coated surfaces. The total time required for the ice to completely dissipated has decreased by 80% compared with a noncoated surface. The substantially enhanced deicing ability of the nylon-6 nanofiber membrane indicates its potential for practical applications.Deicing | Hydrophilic | Membrane | Nanofiber | Nylon-6 | Polymer[SDGs]SDG6journal article10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.1163002-s2.0-85097039281https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85097039281