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 …

Design, fabrication, and mechanism of nitrogen‐doped graphene‐based photocatalyst

C Bie, H Yu, B Cheng, W Ho, J Fan, J Yu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solving energy and environmental problems through solar‐driven photocatalysis is an
attractive and challenging topic. Hence, various types of photocatalysts have been …

Advances of 2D‐Enabled Photothermal Materials in Hybrid Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation Systems toward Water‐Fuel‐Energy Crisis

MS Irshad, N Arshad, MS Asghar, Y Hao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of a multi‐functional solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) system
remains a significant challenge for its large‐scale applications. By taking advantage of high …

Recent advances in noncontact external-field-assisted photocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications

X Li, W Wang, F Dong, Z Zhang, L Han, X Luo… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The effective separation of photogenerated carriers plays a vital role in photocatalytic
reactions. In addition to the intrinsic driving force of photocatalysis, an external field …

The advent of thermoplasmonic membrane distillation

S Santoro, AH Avci, A Politano, E Curcio - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels

X Li, J Yu, M Jaroniec, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoreduction of CO2 into sustainable and green solar fuels is generally believed to be an
appealing solution to simultaneously overcome both environmental problems and energy …

In Situ Grown Monolayer N‐Doped Graphene on CdS Hollow Spheres with Seamless Contact for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

C Bie, B Zhu, F Xu, L Zhang, J Yu - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is an effective way to simultaneously mitigate the greenhouse
effect and the energy crisis. Herein, CdS hollow spheres, on which monolayer nitrogen …

Synergy of photocatalysis and photothermal effect in integrated 0D perovskite oxide/2D MXene heterostructures for simultaneous water purification and solar steam …

D Fan, Y Lu, H Zhang, H Xu, C Lu, Y Tang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inspired by the transpiration and natural photosynthesis of plants, bifunctional properties of
mixed-dimensional Ti 3 C 2 T x (MXene)/La 0.5 Sr 0.5 CoO 3 (LSC) nanohetero-structures to …

Photothermally enabled MXene hydrogel membrane with integrated solar-driven evaporation and photodegradation for efficient water purification

B Zhang, PW Wong, AK An - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable and energy-efficient water purification making use of solar energy is highly
desirable to address water scarcity and pollution crisis. However, it remains a challenge to …

Coupling solar-driven photothermal effect into photocatalysis for sustainable water treatment

Y Lu, H Zhang, D Fan, Z Chen, X Yang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Effectively harnessing renewable and inexhaustible solar radiation for energy conversion
has attracted significant research interest in the past decade. Solar thermal conversion, as a …