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-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 …

Bioinspired self‐standing, self‐floating 3d solar evaporators breaking the trade‐off between salt cycle and heat localization for continuous seawater desalination

H Liu, B Chen, Y Chen, M Zhou, F Tian, Y Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Facing the global water shortage challenge, solar‐driven desalination is considered a
sustainable technology to obtain freshwater from seawater. However, the trade‐off between …

Heat‐localized and salt‐resistant 3D hierarchical porous ceramic platform for efficient solar‐driven interfacial evaporation

Y Liu, X Tan, Z Liu, E Zeng, J Mei, Y Jiang, P Li, W Sun… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) is a highly promising approach to achieve
sustainable desalination and tackle the global freshwater crisis. Despite advancements in …

[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 …

Recent progress on wear‐resistant materials: designs, properties, and applications

W Zhai, L Bai, R Zhou, X Fan, G Kang, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There has been tremendous interest in the development of different innovative wear‐
resistant materials, which can help to reduce energy losses resulted from friction and wear …

Breath‐figure self‐assembled low‐cost janus fabrics for highly efficient and stable solar desalination

Y Tian, Y Li, X Zhang, J Jia, X Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation materials for seawater desalination and wastewater
treatment have attracted extensive research interest in recent years. Nevertheless, salt …

Carbon materials for solar water evaporation and desalination

W Guan, Y Guo, G Yu - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seawater desalination is viewed as a promising solution to world freshwater scarcity. Solar
assisted desalination is proposed to overcome the high energy consumption in current …

Materials for solar-powered water evaporation

F Zhao, Y Guo, X Zhou, W Shi, G Yu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Solar-powered water evaporation—the extraction of vapour from liquid water using solar
energy—provides the basis for the development of eco-friendly and cost-effective freshwater …

Designing high-efficiency light-to-thermal conversion materials for solar desalination and photothermal catalysis

H Jiang, X Liu, D Wang, Z Qiao, D Wang… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Light-to-thermal conversion materials (LTCMs) have been of great interest to researchers
due to their impressive energy conversion capacity and wide range of applications in …