All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Semiconductor plasmonics has become a frontier for light manipulation beyond the
diffraction limit, offering a broader spectral range and higher flexibility of plasmon …

Titanium nitride (TiN), a prominent transition metal nitride (TMN), has garnered significant
attention due to its exceptional characteristics and versatile applications in modern …

We have developed a novel type of solar-driven interfacial evaporation and electricity
generation integrating system based on the modified carbon black (MCB)-decorated …

Growing global water scarcity has fueled the quest for sustainable and effective desalination
solutions under lower energy requirements. However, it has a common strategy that has led …

Transferring traditional plasmonic noble metal nanomaterials from the laboratory to
industrial production has remained challenging due to the high price of noble metals. The …

Solar desalination presents a promising solution for providing high-purity fresh water in
regions lacking sophisticated energy infrastructure. Specifically, the efficiency of solar …

To improve photon harvesting, we demonstrated that Jahn–Teller defects can efficiently
reduce the band gap and increase the carrier density, which significantly intensify light …

Strong absorption of near-infrared (NIR) light is essential for efficient solar-energy
application. NIR absorption mainly depends on surface plasmon resonance and the high …

Solar photothermal steam generation promises decentralized water purification, but the lack
of materials that have strong sunlight absorption in wide spectral range, superior thermal …