The creation of hydrophobic anti-icing and self–cleaning coatings is a relevant task for many industrial sectors. The potential field of application includes production of liquid and gas separators and filters, the field of textiles and clothing, construction and new materials, optical and microelectronic devices, the field of automobile construction and maritime shipping as well as energy and agriculture. The article suggests a new approach to the creation of superhydrophobic anti-icing coatings, by drawing peeled multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to the sample surface. This method allows you to combine the necessary factors: Low surface energy, micro-nano-roughness and hierarchical multi-scale. The authors investigated the dependence of the wetting angle of such a surface on the model of MWCNT, fractional composition and the polarity of the dissolvent. The suggested approach can be used to create superhydrophobic coatings with the additional function of removing static charge and heating the surface, which can be used in the field of energetics for protection against freezing of wind turbine blades and aircraft surfaces.

Currently, the study of the scattering of ultrashort X-ray pulses (USPs) by various objects is an urgent task, in connection with the creation of powerful sources of USP generation. In this paper, the theory of the scattering of attosecond pulses by polyatomic structures is developed taking into account the magnetic component of USPs. It is shown that the scattering spectra depend not only on the structure of the target, but also on other characteristics of USPs. Results are presented of the calculation of the scattering spectra on various nanosystems, such as rings, groups of rings, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and groups of co-directed CNTs (forest CNTs). The calculation results are presented in an analytical form, which allows a general analysis of the expressions. It was found that taking the magnetic component of the momentum into the scattering spectra into account leads to the generation of the second harmonic. In this case, the spectra have characteristic features and differ from the scattering spectra at the carrier frequency, which can complement ultra-high-resolution X-ray analysis. It is shown that the scattering spectra of some structures, for example, forest CNTs, have a strictly specified radiation direction and such material in the field of such USPs is non-reflective (completely black).

Scattering of an attosecond electromagnetic field pulse by atomic and molecular anions is considered in the sudden perturbation approximation. In the interaction with anions, the effect of the magnetic field of the incident pulse is considered. The inclusion of the magnetic component of the ultrashort pulse leads to new results in the scattering spectra for atomic and molecular anions. Analytic dependences of the partial spectrum on frequency are obtained. It is shown that during scattering, the second harmonic is generated, which makes it possible to determine the type of anions and the spatial orientation of molecular anions.

The creation of hydrophobic, antifreeze and self-cleaning coatings is currently being pursued by many industrial sectors. The potential applications include the production of liquid and gas separators and filters, new materials, optical and microelectronic devices, and textiles and clothing. These coatings will also have wide application in the construction and automobile industries, shipping, and energy and agricultural sectors. The article proposes a simple approach to the creation of superhydrophobic and antifreeze coatings, by applying powder from multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MW-CNTs) to the sample surface. This method enables combination of the necessary factors: low surface energy, micro–nano-roughness and hierarchical multi-scale. The authors investigated the dependence of the wetting angle of such a surface on the time, type and degree of functionalization. The electrophysical properties of modified MW-CNTs were studied over wide frequency and temperature ranges. This method of obtaining hydrophobic coatings differs from currently available methods in that it is simpler to prepare, is of lower cost and has less environmental impact. The proposed approach can be used to create superhydrophobic coatings that have the additional function of removing static charge and therefore reducing surface heating, and which can be used in the field of energetics for protection against the freezing of wind turbine blades and aircraft surfaces.

The paper presents the results of the investigation of allotropic modifications of carbon (coal, graphite, fullerenes, CNTs. Dependences of conductivity on the field frequency in the temperature range 140–400 K are presented. The characteristic features associated with the structure and types of hybridization are revealed. Calculation of the activation energy of carriers was performed. As well article presents experimental study of electrical properties of polymeric composites, reinforced different types of allotropic modifications of carbon (CNTs, graphite, fullerenes, coal) in alternating electrical field in frequency band from 0.01 Hz to 10 MHz. The threshold of percolation of polymer composites with various types of additives and their influence for conduction properties was estimated.

This paper is devoted to an experimental study of the initial stages of the carbon nanotubes functionalization. Complex methods of investigation have revealed the processes taking place at the initial stages of functionalization. The study combines methods of Raman spectroscopy, a conductometric titration method, a dielectric relaxation spectroscopy method, and a wetting contact angle. The correlated of results these methods were conducted. It is shown that at the initial stages of acid treatment the process of purging CNTs from the amorphous carbon phase and metal clusters dominates. Authors found that CNTs conductivity are increase after an hour of functional processing by the order of magnitude. The result of the electrophysical and activation processes study did not reveal a significant change in the band structure of the nanotubes up to 1.5 hours of acid treatment. A hydrophobic coating with a contact angle of 140 ° was obtained.