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 …

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 …

Bioinspired nanofibrous aerogel with vertically aligned channels for efficient water purification and salt‐rejecting solar desalination

W Ma, T Lu, W Cao, R **ong… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar steam generation has become one of the most promising strategies to relieve the
freshwater crisis. Whereas, the construction of a solar‐thermal water evaporation structure …

Going beyond efficiency for solar evaporation

N Xu, J Li, C Finnerty, Y Song, L Zhou, B Zhu, P Wang… - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Interfacial solar evaporation, which captures solar energy and localizes the generated heat
for evaporating water molecules, is regarded as an important emerging strategy for solar …

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 …

Flame retardant and multifunctional BC/MXene/MSiCnw/FRTPU aerogel composites with superior electromagnetic interference shielding via “Consolidating” method

H Wang, K Chen, Y Shi, Y Zhu, S Jiang, Y Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for high-strength, flexible, and multifunctional electromagnetic interference
(EMI) shielding materials has significantly increased in many fields. Herein, inspired by …

Design, fabrication and assembly considerations for electronic systems made of fibre devices

K Zeng, X Shi, C Tang, T Liu, H Peng - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Fibre electronic devices with one-dimensional configurations have attracted increasing
interest because they are highly flexible and can be deformed. In particular, they can be …

Cellulose‐based interfacial solar evaporators: structural regulation and performance manipulation

W Wu, Y Xu, X Ma, Z Tian, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of freshwater resources has become a major obstacle threatening human
development, and directly utilizing solar energy by solar evaporators is emerging as a …

A robust and 3D-printed solar evaporator based on naturally occurring molecules

X Zhang, Y Yan, N Li, P Yang, Y Yang, G Duan… - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The interfacial solar desalination has been considered a promising method to address the
worldwide water crisis without sophisticated infrastructures and additional energy …

[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 …