Boron Nitride Modified Superhydrophobic Anti-icing Coating for Electrical Equipment Protection

Anti-icing of superhydrophobic materials has attracted a lot of attention. The potential for applications in power electronics, transportation, engineering and other fields is enormous. However, in practical applications, the anti-icing performance parameters of superhydrophobic materials are still far from meeting the engineering requirements. It is a feasible solution to modify superhydrophobic materials to assist surface deicing by combining the vibration and heat generated by equipment in actual engineering. In this study, conventional superhydrophobic materials are modified by h-BN. The electrical properties are improved to meet the engineering requirements. At the same time, it reduces the ice adhesion at the interface and improves the thermal conductivity of the material. The modified material has the possibility of assisting in de-icing in engineering applications. A feasible solution is found for the engineering interface ice-covering problem. By introducing h-BN into the traditional superhydrophobic material materials, the self-assembly of the filled phase is realized by using the binary surface energy difference, which solves the problem that the high surface energy filled phase materials can also have superhydrophobic properties. At the same time, the electrical properties, thermal conductivity, and stability of the material are improved. This makes it promising to be used for equipment protection in the electric power field. image