Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X **a, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

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 …

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 …

Rational construction of “all-in-one” metal-organic framework for integrated solar steam generation and advanced oxidation process

P He, H Lan, H Bai, Y Zhu, Z Fan, J Liu, L Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrating interfacial solar steam generation with advanced oxidation process (AOP) is
regarded as a promising strategy for addressing energy and environmental issues …

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 …

Water Skin Effect and Arched Double‐Sided Evaporation for Boosting All‐Weather High Salinity Desalination

C Wang, K Xu, G Shi, D Wei - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High efficiency, long‐term salt rejection, and continuous operation under all‐weather
conditions have always been the goals of solar‐driven desalination of high salinity brine …

Fully lignocellulosic biomass‐based double‐layered porous hydrogel for efficient solar steam generation

X Lin, P Wang, R Hong, X Zhu, Y Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation is an important approach for solving the issue of
freshwater scarcity. However, the practical application of solar steam generation is hindered …

Hofmeister Effect‐Enhanced Hydration Chemistry of Hydrogel for High‐Efficiency Solar‐Driven Interfacial Desalination

H Zou, X Meng, X Zhao, J Qiu - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven water evaporation technology holds great potential for mitigating the global
water scarcity due to its high energy conversion efficiency. Lowering the vaporization …

Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

[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 …