Freshwater scarcity is a vital societal challenge related to climate change, population
pressure, and agricultural and industrial demands. Therefore, sustainable desalination …

Over the past few years, with the development of global industry and the increase of
population, the shortage of freshwater resources has prompted people to conduct in-depth …

Solar-driven seawater desalination has attracted much attention for alleviating global
freshwater shortage, but the practical application is often limited by complicated fabrication …

Photothermal materials with broad solar absorption and high conversion efficiency have
recently attracted significant interest. They are becoming a fast-growing research focus in …

Although many solar‐driven water evaporators are developed for solar steam generation,
most solarthermal energy conversion materials cannot be used repeatedly for constructing …

Solar water evaporation plays a central role in low-energy fresh water production which is
essential for both human health and economic development. The utilization of photothermal …

Photothermal membranes have been widely developed for solar seawater desalination, but
their practical applications are limited by high evaporation enthalpy and solid-salt …

In recent years, solar-driven steam materials and systems for water desalination and
decontamination have received increasing attention from the scientific community …

Direct solar steam generation (DSSG) offers a promising, sustainable, and environmentally
friendly solution to the energy and water crisis. In the past decades, DSSG has gained …

Pressing need goes ahead for accessing freshwater in insufficient supply countries and
regions, which will become a restrictive factor for human development and production. In …