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Superhydrophobicity and anti-icing of CF/PEEK composite surface with hierarchy structure

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In this study, a durable, reusable, effective and large-area molding method was proposed to fabricate hierarchical structures on the CF/PEEK composite surface. The hierarchical structures were fabricated using a combination of sandblasting and anodizing treatments on the metal surface. Subsequently, a hot-pressing process was adopted for producing structures that matched the metal templates. The rough surface was modified by (Heptadecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetradecyl)trimethoxysilane with low surface energy to obtain superhydrophobicity. Scanning electron microscopy was utilized to observe the surface morphologies and structure. The chemical composition and roughness were analyzed by FT-IR spectroscopy and the laser microscopy, respectively. Wettability was characterized through contact angle measuring instruments, and static and dynamic sliding contact angles were obtained to be 158.23° and 8.38°, respectively. After the abrasion test, the CF/PEEK composite surface still maintained reasonable mechanical stability. Comparing with the untreated sample, CF/PEEK superhydrophobic surface exhibited excellent anti-icing performance with freezing time increasing from 54 to 514 s at − 20° and icing adhesion strength reducing to 30.5 kPa. Although the fabrication of composite surface with water repellency presented here is useful for anti-icing, it can also be applied in other applications that require superhydrophobic surfaces.

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This work was supported by Jiangsu-UK Industrial Challenge Programme (No. BZ2017063) and National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2017YFB0703301).

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    Lei Pan, Fei Wang, Xiaofei Pang, Lei Zhang & Jianxiong Hao

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Pan, L., Wang, F., Pang, X. et al. Superhydrophobicity and anti-icing of CF/PEEK composite surface with hierarchy structure. J Mater Sci 54, 14728–14741 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03956-0

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