A review of laser-induced graphene: From experimental and theoretical fabrication processes to emerging applications

Z Zhang, H Zhu, W Zhang, Z Zhang, J Lu, K Xu, Y Liu… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Porous graphene, as an emerging carbon nanomaterial, possesses a range of distinctive
physical and chemical properties, such as its lightweight nature and high specific surface …

Progress in interfacial solar steam generation using low-dimensional and biomass-derived materials

MNAS Ivan, S Saha, AM Saleque, S Ahmed, AK Thakur… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The pressing concern of escalating water scarcity has spurred the creation of advanced
technologies, such as interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), to tackle the challenge …

Plasmonic bimetallic two-dimensional supercrystals for H2 generation

M Herran, S Juergensen, M Kessens, D Hoeing… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Sunlight-driven H2 generation is a central technology to tackle our impending carbon-based
energy collapse. Colloidal photocatalysts consisting of plasmonic and catalytic …

Greenhouse-inspired supra-photothermal CO2 catalysis

M Cai, Z Wu, Z Li, L Wang, W Sun, AA Tountas, C Li… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
Converting carbon dioxide photocatalytically into fuels using solar energy is an attractive
route to move away from a reliance on fossil fuels. Photothermal CO2 catalysis is one …

Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions

C Zhan, J Yi, S Hu, XG Zhang, DY Wu… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2023 - nature.com
Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions (PMCRs) are processes that make use of
nanostructure-based surface plasmons as mediators to redistribute and convert photon …

Challenges and opportunities for solar evaporation

C Chen, Y Kuang, L Hu - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Solar evaporation is an ancient technology that has regained tremendous attention because
of the abundance of solar energy, widely available water sources, and facile facilities in …

A high‐performance self‐regenerating solar evaporator for continuous water desalination

Y Kuang, C Chen, S He, EM Hitz, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging solar desalination by interfacial evaporation shows great potential in response to
global water scarcity because of its high solar‐to‐vapor efficiency, low environmental …

Solar absorber material and system designs for photothermal water vaporization towards clean water and energy production

M Gao, L Zhu, CK Peh, GW Ho - Energy & Environmental Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Photothermal materials with broad solar absorption and high conversion efficiency have
recently attracted significant interest. They are becoming a fast-growing research focus in …

Plasmon-enhanced light–matter interactions and applications

H Yu, Y Peng, Y Yang, ZY Li - npj Computational Materials, 2019 - nature.com
Surface plasmons are coherent and collective electron oscillations confined at the dielectric–
metal interface. Benefitting from the inherent subwavelength nature of spatial profile, surface …

Thermoplasmonics in solar energy conversion: materials, nanostructured designs, and applications

B Yang, C Li, Z Wang, Q Dai - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The indispensable requirement for sustainable development of human society has forced
almost all countries to seek highly efficient and cost‐effective ways to harvest and convert …