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 …

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 …

Solar-driven membrane separation for direct lithium extraction from artificial salt-lake brine

S Zhang, X Wei, X Cao, M Peng, M Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The demand for lithium extraction from salt-lake brines is increasing to address the lithium
supply shortage. Nanofiltration separation technology with high Mg2+/Li+ separation …

Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis

J Lv, J **e, AGA Mohamed, X Zhang, Y Feng… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Natural photosynthesis is an efficient biochemical process which converts solar energy into
energy-rich carbohydrates. By understanding the key photoelectrochemical processes and …

Materials design and system innovation for direct and indirect seawater electrolysis

W He, X Li, C Tang, S Zhou, X Lu, W Li, X Li, X Zeng… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Green hydrogen production from renewably powered water electrolysis is considered as an
ideal approach to decarbonizing the energy and industry sectors. Given the high-cost supply …

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 of green electricity generation: potential in solar interfacial evaporation system

J Wang, X Cao, X Cui, H Wang, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) has played a pivotal role in optimizing water‐
energy utilization, reducing conventional power costs, and mitigating environmental impacts …

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 …

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 …