An ice-phobic gummed tape (IPGT) is fabricated by designing nanocones (NCs) on poly(vinylidene fluoride) microspheres on a flexible thin film. The IPGT with NCs exhibits excellent ice-phobic and de-ice properties that are attributed to effective cooperation between the micro-and nanostructure compared to other materials. This investigation is significant for materials that can be extended into practical applications.In nature, biological surfaces display robust water repellency due to micro-and nanostructured effects, 1-3 e.g., the lotus leaf, 4-6 or buttery wing. 7 Their mechanisms of water repellency inspire us to design robust superhydrophobic 8 or anti-icing surfaces. 9 To obtain ice-phobic surfaces, possible direct ways are to create water repellent surfaces so as to resist most likely the initial ice-crystal products. 10,11 Micro-and nanostructures have been fabricated on metal, 12,13 glass, 14 and polymer substrates 15 via hydrothermal methods, etching methods, selfassembly, and other methods, [16][17][18][19] and they are used to develop the ice repellent ability of the surfaces. 20,21 However, ice-repellency on an as-fabricated surface via a low-cost method with a high quality remains the challenge.Zinc oxide (ZnO) has regular topography (i.e., nano-arrays), 22 is easy to produce, 23 and is environmentally friendly, 24 etc., and has been widely investigated for micro-devices, 25 biomimetic adhesion, 26 and superhydrophobic and anti-icing surfaces. 20 In particular, when a surface has microstructures and ZnO nanohairs, little water enters the insides of the substrates and this enhances the superhydrophobic/anti-icing properties. 10 Recently, ZnO nano-hairs have been fabricated on steel, 9 Zn foil, 27 etc., via crystal growth or a wet-chemical route. However, a