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 …

Solar-powered sustainable water production: state-of-the-art technologies for sunlight–energy–water nexus

Z Li, X Xu, X Sheng, P Lin, J Tang, L Pan, YV Kaneti… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alternative water resources (seawater, brackish water, atmospheric water, sewage, etc.) can
be converted into clean freshwater via high-efficiency, energy-saving, and cost-effective …

A covalent organic framework/graphene dual-region hydrogel for enhanced solar-driven water generation

C Li, S Cao, J Lutzki, J Yang, T Konegger… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven water generation is a sustainable water treatment technology, hel** to relieve
global water scarcity issues. However, this technology faces great challenges due to the …

Progress in interfacial solar steam generation using low-dimensional and biomass-derived materials

MNAS Ivan, S Saha, AM Saleque, S Ahmed, AK Thakur… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The pressing concern of escalating water scarcity has spurred the creation of advanced
technologies, such as interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), to tackle the challenge …

MXene hydrogels: fundamentals and applications

YZ Zhang, JK El-Demellawi, Q Jiang, G Ge… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels have recently garnered tremendous interest due to their potential application in
soft electronics, human–machine interfaces, sensors, actuators, and flexible energy storage …

Advances of 2D‐Enabled Photothermal Materials in Hybrid Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation Systems toward Water‐Fuel‐Energy Crisis

MS Irshad, N Arshad, MS Asghar, Y Hao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of a multi‐functional solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) system
remains a significant challenge for its large‐scale applications. By taking advantage of high …

Smart Ti3C2Tx MXene Fabric with Fast Humidity Response and Joule Heating for Healthcare and Medical Therapy Applications

X Zhao, LY Wang, CY Tang, XJ Zha, Y Liu, BH Su… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
An increasing utilization of flexible healthcare electronics and biomedicine-related
therapeutic materials urges the development of multifunctional wearable/flexible smart …

3D MXene architectures for efficient energy storage and conversion

K Li, M Liang, H Wang, X Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D transition metal carbides and/or nitrides (MXenes), by virtue of high electrical
conductivity, abundant surface functional groups and excellent dispersion in various …

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 …

The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation

S Santoro, AH Avci, A Politano, E Curcio - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …