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The PDF file includes:

• Section S1. Absorptivity of materials
• Section S2. Estimation of temporal temperature rise of the substrate due to illumination
• Section S3. Freezing and melting movies
• Section S4. Droplet sliding upon illumination
• Section S5. Demonstration experiment with forced convection
• Section S6. Melting of frost layer
• Fig. S1. Sample absorptivity.
• Fig. S2. Control volume approach to determine the transient temperature evolution of the metal spreader upon illumination.
• Fig. S3. Substrate under direct shear flow.
• Legends for movies S1 to S4

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Other Supplementary Material for this manuscript includes the following:

• Movie S1 (.avi format). Droplet freezing.
• Movie S2 (.avi format). Droplet melting.
• Movie S3 (.avi format). Droplet sliding on melt layer.
• Movie S4 (.avi format). Melting of frost layer.