Advances in photothermal regulation strategies: from efficient solar heating to daytime passive cooling

L Zhu, L Tian, S Jiang, L Han, Y Liang, Q Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photothermal regulation concerning solar harvesting and repelling has recently attracted
significant interest due to the fast-growing research focus in the areas of solar heating for …

Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation for wastewater purification: Recent advances and challenges

L Cui, P Wang, H Che, J Chen, B Liu, Y Ao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation has received considerable attention as a potential
solution for wastewater treatment applications. Despite previous studies confirming …

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 …

Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis

C Song, Z Wang, Z Yin, D **ao, D Ma - Chem Catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
Solar energy provides an alternative, sustainable, and clean source of energy to meet the
global energy demands without extra carbon emissions. However, the utilization efficiency of …

Hybrid photothermal–photocatalyst sheets for solar-driven overall water splitting coupled to water purification

C Pornrungroj, AB Mohamad Annuar, Q Wang… - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Photocatalytic water splitting converts sunlight directly into storable hydrogen, but commonly
involves the use of pure water and land for plant installation while generating unusable …

A review on photothermal conversion of solar energy with nanomaterials and nanostructures: from fundamentals to applications

P Cheng, D Wang, P Schaaf - Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar energy is a green, sustainable, and de facto inexhaustible energy source for mankind.
The conversion of solar energy into other forms of energy has attracted extensive research …

Cellulose‐based interfacial solar evaporators: structural regulation and performance manipulation

W Wu, Y Xu, X Ma, Z Tian, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of freshwater resources has become a major obstacle threatening human
development, and directly utilizing solar energy by solar evaporators is emerging as a …

Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions

Y Lu, D Fan, Z Shen, H Zhang, H Xu, X Yang - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar evaporation technology is recognized as one of the most promising
strategies to address freshwater scarcity issues. To realize the sustainability of this …

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 …

Shape-controlled fabrication of MnO/C hybrid nanoparticle from waste polyester for solar evaporation and thermoelectricity generation

Z Fan, J Ren, H Bai, P He, L Hao, N Liu, B Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of freshwater and electricity cogeneration through photothermal effect is
regarded as a new and promising strategy for high-efficiency solar energy utilization …