Interfacial ice sprouting during salty water droplet freezing

Abstract Icing of seawater droplets is capable of causing catastrophic damage to vessels, buildings, and human life, yet it also holds great potential for enhancing applications such as droplet-based freeze desalination and anti-icing of sea sprays. While large-scale sea ice growth has been investig...

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Main Authors: Fuqiang Chu, Shuxin Li, Canjun Zhao, Yanhui Feng, Yukai Lin, Xiaomin Wu, Xiao Yan, Nenad Miljkovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46518-y