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 …

Interfacial solar evaporation: from fundamental research to applications

X Wu, Y Lu, X Ren, P Wu, D Chu, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), powered by natural sunlight
garnered significant attention due to its great potential for low‐cost and environmentally …

Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications

HM Ali, T Rehman, M Arıcı, Z Said, B Duraković… - Progress in Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) is increasingly important due to the demand-supply
challenge caused by the intermittency of renewable energy and waste heat dissipation to …

Phase change thermal storage materials for interdisciplinary applications

G Wang, Z Tang, Y Gao, P Liu, Y Li, A Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Functional phase change materials (PCMs) capable of reversibly storing and releasing
tremendous thermal energy during the isothermal phase change process have recently …

Recent advances in triboelectric nanogenerators: from technological progress to commercial applications

D Choi, Y Lee, ZH Lin, S Cho, M Kim, CK Ao, S Soh… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Serious climate changes and energy-related environmental problems are currently critical
issues in the world. In order to reduce carbon emissions and save our environment …

Direct synthesis and chemical vapor deposition of 2D carbide and nitride MXenes

D Wang, C Zhou, AS Filatov, W Cho, F Lagunas… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Two-dimensional transition-metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are a large family of
materials actively studied for various applications, especially in the field of energy storage …

Rational design of electrode materials for advanced supercapacitors: from lab research to commercialization

J Huang, Y **e, Y You, J Yuan, Q Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Supercapacitors can harvest electrical energy from intermittent sources and transfer it
quickly, but their specific energy must be raised if they are applied to efficiently power …

Materials-driven soft wearable bioelectronics for connected healthcare

S Gong, Y Lu, J Yin, A Levin, W Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the era of Internet-of-things, many things can stay connected; however, biological
systems, including those necessary for human health, remain unable to stay connected to …

Comprehensive synthesis of Ti3C2Tx from MAX phase to MXene

M Downes, CE Shuck, B McBride, J Busa, Y Gogotsi - Nature protocols, 2024 - nature.com
MXenes are a large family of two-dimensional materials that have attracted attention across
many fields due to their desirable optoelectronic, biological, mechanical and chemical …

Carbon‐based radar absorbing materials toward stealth technologies

SH Kim, SY Lee, Y Zhang, SJ Park, J Gu - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stealth technology is used to enhance the survival of military equipment in the field of
military surveillance, as it utilizes a combination of techniques to render itself undetectable …