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 …

Recent progress of hollow carbon nanocages: general design fundamentals and diversified electrochemical applications

Z Li, B Li, C Yu, H Wang, Q Li - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hollow carbon nanocages (HCNCs) consisting of sp2 carbon shells featured by a hollow
interior cavity with defective microchannels (or customized mesopores) across the carbon …

Space‐confined metal ion strategy for carbon materials derived from cobalt benzimidazole frameworks with high desalination performance in simulated seawater

S Cao, Y Li, Y Tang, Y Sun, W Li, X Guo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Various metal ions with different valence states (Mg2+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ti4+, Mn2+, Fe3+, Ni2+,
Zn2+, Pb2+, Ba2+, Ce4+) are successfully confined in quasi‐microcube shaped cobalt …

MOF-on-MOF nanoarchitectures for selectively functionalized nitrogen-doped carbon-graphitic carbon/carbon nanotubes heterostructure with high capacitive …

Y Zhang, J Wu, S Zhang, N Shang, X Zhao… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-carbon heterostructures are an emerging material paradigm to promote the
development of capacitive deionization (CDI). The synthesis of this heterostructure with …

N, P-doped carbon nanorings for high-performance capacitive deionization

J Wu, X Xuan, S Zhang, Z Li, H Li, B Zhao, H Ye… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The developments of efficient carbonaceous materials are of significant importance to break
through the bottlenecks of the traditional electrodes for capacitive deionization (CDI). Herein …

Versatile metal-free carbon materials from ZIF-8: Insights into construction strategies, properties, applications and structure-activity relationships

A Chen, M Cheng, D Huang, G Zhang, W Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Exploring efficient functional materials for environmental remediation and energy storage
and conversion is in the spotlight due to the overuse of traditional fossil fuels and the severe …

Applications of metal–organic framework-derived N, P, S doped materials in electrochemical energy conversion and storage

Y Peng, Y Bai, C Liu, S Cao, Q Kong, H Pang - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increasing demands for fuels, it's urgent to exploit energy devices with excellent
performance. The MOF-derived materials are promising candidates for energy conversion …

Understanding synthesis–structure–performance correlations of nanoarchitectured activated carbons for electrochemical applications and carbon capture

S Zhang, M Zheng, Y Tang, R Zang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Activated carbons are one of the most important classes of high‐surface‐area porous
materials. Owing to their unique structure, low price, and large‐scale production technology …

Highly porous nanostructures: Rational fabrication and promising application in energy electrocatalysis

C Du, P Li, Z Zhuang, Z Fang, S He, L Feng… - Coordination chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Porous nanostructures have been widely studied as electrocatalysts since they are
structurally advantageous for enhancing the mass transport and providing accessible active …

Heterointerface optimization in a covalent organic framework-on-MXene for high-performance capacitive deionization of oxygenated saline water

S Zhang, X Xu, X Liu, Q Yang, N Shang, X Zhao… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Capacitive deionization (CDI) provides a promising option for affordable freshwater while
simultaneously storing energy, but its large-scale application is usually limited owing to the …