作者
Hongqiang Wang, Chen Zhang, Zhihua Zhang, Bin Zhou, Jun Shen, Ai Du
发表日期
2020/11
期刊
Advanced Functional Materials
卷号
30
期号
48
页码范围
2005513
简介
Solar steam generation has been extensively studied for its potential application in power generation and water treatment. Although some efficient evaporators have been developed, the challenge of the abrupt drop in the evaporator performance under outdoor environments remains to be overcome. The heteroblasty of Monstera and other climbers allows them to grow rapidly under the extreme shade of a tropical rainforest, inspiring the design of a high‐efficiency evaporator that can function even in weak light environments. Herein, artificial trees that imitate the leaf fenestration of Monstera combined with the Chinese paper cutting technique exhibit the highest evaporation rate of 2.30 kg m−2 h−1. Moreover, under oblique incidence (from 0° to 75°) and dappled sunlight, the evaporation rates of artificial trees with leaf fenestration are 1.08–1.26 and 1.34–2.78 times those of artificial trees without leaf fenestration and …
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