@Article{fhmt.2026.085419,
AUTHOR = {Zhengmin Zhong, Yang Sun, Wanli Liu, Ye Tian, Zhenting Xie, Kun Ge, Jiaqi Wang},
TITLE = {Facilely Fabricated Hair-Based Photothermal Materials with Microstructure for Deicing},
JOURNAL = {Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer},
VOLUME = {},
YEAR = {},
NUMBER = {},
PAGES = {{pages}},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fhmt/online/detail/28212},
ISSN = {2151-8629},
ABSTRACT = {Icing poses significant challenges to infrastructure and energy systems, necessitating efficient and sustainable deicing solutions. This study presents a photothermal material that is facilely fabricated from waste human hair, offering a low cost and environmentally friendly deicing approach. A microstructure is introduced to enhance light absorption through internal trapping. Under 1 sun irradiation, the optimized material reaches 65°C within 10 min and maintains stable performance during prolonged and cyclic heating. It exhibits excellent anti-icing, deicing, and defrosting capabilities, successfully melting ice layers up to 5 mm thick on a blade model within 90 s. With high flexibility and durability, the waste-derived photothermal material provides a scalable, economical, and sustainable strategy for practical deicing applications.},
DOI = {10.32604/fhmt.2026.085419}
}