Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, 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 …

Water activation in solar‐powered vapor generation

D Wei, C Wang, J Zhang, H Zhao, Y Asakura… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐powered vapor evaporation (SVG), based on the liquid‐gas phase conversion
concept using solar energy, has been given close attention as a promising technology to …

Hierarchical photothermal fabrics with low evaporation enthalpy as heliotropic evaporators for efficient, continuous, salt-free desalination

Z Liu, Z Zhou, N Wu, R Zhang, B Zhu, H Jin, Y Zhang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven seawater evaporation is usually achieved on floating evaporators, but the
performances are substantially limited by high evaporation enthalpy, solid salt …

Form-stable phase change composites: Preparation, performance, and applications for thermal energy conversion, storage and management

MQ Wu, S Wu, YF Cai, RZ Wang, TX Li - Energy Storage Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have been extensively characterized as promising energy
materials for thermal energy storage and thermal management to address the mismatch …

Polyzwitterionic hydrogels for highly efficient high salinity solar desalination

C Lei, W Guan, Y Guo, W Shi, Y Wang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar vapor generation (SVG) is regarded as a promising and sustainable strategy
for clean water production. While many materials have demonstrated excellent evaporation …

Materials for solar-powered water evaporation

F Zhao, Y Guo, X Zhou, W Shi, G Yu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Solar-powered water evaporation—the extraction of vapour from liquid water using solar
energy—provides the basis for the development of eco-friendly and cost-effective freshwater …

Hierarchically structured black gold film with ultrahigh porosity for solar steam generation

Y Zhang, Y Wang, B Yu, K Yin, Z Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmonic metals demonstrate significant potential for solar steam generation (SSG)
because of their localized surface plasmon resonance effect. However, the inherently …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing solar steam generation using a highly thermally conductive evaporator support

Y Wang, X Wu, P Wu, J Zhao, X Yang, G Owens, H Xu - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar steam generation is an efficient water evaporation technology which has
promising applications in desalination, sterilization, water purification and treatment. A …

A reconfigurable and magnetically responsive assembly for dynamic solar steam generation

Y Hu, H Ma, M Wu, T Lin, H Yao, F Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Interfacial solar vapor generation is a promising technique to efficiently get fresh water from
seawater or effluent. However, for the traditional static evaporation models, further …