Water activation in solar‐powered vapor generation

D Wei, C Wang, J Zhang, H Zhao, Y Asakura… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐powered vapor evaporation (SVG), based on the liquid‐gas phase conversion
concept using solar energy, has been given close attention as a promising technology to …

Materials for solar-powered water evaporation

F Zhao, Y Guo, X Zhou, W Shi, G Yu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Solar-powered water evaporation—the extraction of vapour from liquid water using solar
energy—provides the basis for the development of eco-friendly and cost-effective freshwater …

2D MoN1.2‐rGO Stacked Heterostructures Enabled Water State Modification for Highly Efficient Interfacial Solar Evaporation

H Yu, D Wang, H **, P Wu, X Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Improving interfacial solar evaporation performance is crucial for the practical application of
this technology in solar‐driven seawater desalination. Lowering evaporation enthalpy is one …

Bioinspired nanofibrous aerogel with vertically aligned channels for efficient water purification and salt‐rejecting solar desalination

W Ma, T Lu, W Cao, R **ong… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar steam generation has become one of the most promising strategies to relieve the
freshwater crisis. Whereas, the construction of a solar‐thermal water evaporation structure …

[HTML][HTML] More from less: improving solar steam generation by selectively removing a portion of evaporation surface

T Gao, Y Wang, X Wu, P Wu, X Yang, Q Li, Z Zhang… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Using minimal photothermal material to achieve maximum evaporation rate is extremely
important for practical applications of interfacial solar evaporation technology. In this work …

Dual‐zone photothermal evaporator for antisalt accumulation and highly efficient solar steam generation

X Wu, Y Wang, P Wu, J Zhao, Y Lu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar steam generation offers a promising and cost‐effective way for saline water
desalination. However, salt accumulation and deposition on photothermal materials during …

Enhanced interfacial solar evaporation through formation of micro‐meniscuses and microdroplets to reduce evaporation enthalpy

Z Yu, R Gu, Y Tian, P **e, B **… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar water evaporation, a promising way to address water shortages and water
pollution, has attracted increasing attention. However, low evaporation rates limit its practical …

All‐cold evaporation under one sun with zero energy loss by using a heatsink inspired solar evaporator

X Wu, Z Wu, Y Wang, T Gao, Q Li, H Xu - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar steam generation is a highly efficient and sustainable technology for clean
water production and wastewater treatment. Although great progress has been achieved in …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing solar steam generation using a highly thermally conductive evaporator support

Y Wang, X Wu, P Wu, J Zhao, X Yang, G Owens, H Xu - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar steam generation is an efficient water evaporation technology which has
promising applications in desalination, sterilization, water purification and treatment. A …

Same materials, bigger output: A reversibly transformable 2D–3D photothermal evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation

Y Wang, X Wu, T Gao, Y Lu, X Yang, GY Chen… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Using solar-thermal energy to drive seawater desalination via interfacial solar steam
generation is a sustainable strategy for clean water supply. Since photothermal materials …