Recent advances in carbon‐based materials for solar‐driven interfacial photothermal conversion water evaporation: assemblies, structures, applications, and …

Y Li, Y Shi, H Wang, T Liu, X Zheng, S Gao… - Carbon Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of fresh water in the world has brought upon a serious crisis to human health
and economic development. Solar‐driven interfacial photothermal conversion water …

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 …

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 …

Hybrid solar-driven interfacial evaporation systems: Beyond water production towards high solar energy utilization

T Ding, Y Zhou, WL Ong, GW Ho - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Owing to its promising approach to tackling freshwater scarcity, solar-driven interfacial
evaporation (SDIE) which confines the photothermal heat at evaporating surface has …

Simultaneous atmospheric water production and 24-hour power generation enabled by moisture-induced energy harvesting

T Li, M Wu, J Xu, R Du, T Yan, P Wang, Z Bai… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Water and electricity scarcity are two global challenges, especially in arid and remote areas.
Harnessing ubiquitous moisture and sunlight for water and power generation is a …

A robust starch–polyacrylamide hydrogel with scavenging energy harvesting capacity for efficient solar thermoelectricity–freshwater cogeneration

X Mu, J Zhou, P Wang, H Chen, T Yang… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The simultaneous production of clean water and electricity using solar energy has been
proposed as a promising solution to water scarcity and electricity shortage. Here, we design …

Highly charged solar evaporator toward sustainable energy transition for in-situ freshwater & power generation

MS Irshad, Y Hao, N Arshad, M Alomar, L Lin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hybrid solar-driven interfacial evaporation (HSDIE) systems are promising solar
technologies for simultaneous freshwater and power generation. However, lower …

Salt mitigation strategies of solar‐driven interfacial desalination

K Xu, C Wang, Z Li, S Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial desalination (SDID), which is based on localized heating and
interfacial evaporation, provides an opportunity for develo** environmentally friendly and …

Repurposing face mask waste to construct floating photothermal evaporator for autonomous solar ocean farming

S Guo, Y Zhang, H Qu, M Li, S Zhang, J Yang… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic waste caused by the extensive usage of face masks during COVID‐19 pandemic has
become a severe threat to natural environment and ecosystem. Herein, an eco‐friendly …

All-in-one polymer sponge composite 3D evaporators for simultaneous high-flux solar-thermal desalination and electricity generation

Y Xu, J Xu, J Zhang, X Li, B Fu, C Song, W Shang… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar-thermal evaporation of seawater holds the potential for coproduction of freshwater and
electricity, but conventional assembled bilayer two-dimensional (2D) evaporators often …