Interfacial solar evaporation: from fundamental research to applications

X Wu, Y Lu, X Ren, P Wu, D Chu, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), powered by natural sunlight
garnered significant attention due to its great potential for low‐cost and environmentally …

Boosting the viable water harvesting in solar vapor generation: from interfacial engineering to devices design

P Zhang, H Wang, J Wang, Z Ji, L Qu - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Continuously increasing demand for the life‐critical water resource induces severe global
water shortages. It is imperative to advance effective, economic, and environmentally …

Constructing CoO/Mo2C Heterostructures with Interfacial Electron Redistribution Induced by Work Functions for Boosting Overall Water Splitting

HY Chen, L Yang, RX Wang, WJ Zhang, R Liu, YZ Yun… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Space charge transfer of heterostructures driven by the work‐function‐induced built‐
in field can regulate the electronic structure of catalysts and boost the catalytic activity …

Functional textiles with smart properties: their fabrications and sustainable applications

Y Zhang, X Xia, K Ma, G Xia, M Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Benefiting from inherent lightweight, flexibility, and good adaptability to human body,
functional textiles are attracting tremendous attention to cope with wearable issues in …

Biomimetic surface engineering for sustainable water harvesting systems

Y Wang, W Zhao, M Han, J Xu, KC Tam - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Freshwater scarcity is becoming a global issue due to changing climatic conditions, which
has stimulated the development of all-weather water harvesting technologies. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] An interfacial solar evaporation enabled autonomous double-layered vertical floating solar sea farm

P Wu, X Wu, H Yu, J Zhao, Y Wang, K Pi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water, energy, and food security are the three most critical elements for achieving the 2030
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. While much effort has been focused on the …

Recent Advances and Challenges of Metal‐Based Materials for Solar Steam Generation

B Yu, Y Zhang, Y Wang, Z Zhang - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global energy and environmental problems are becoming increasingly prominent, and the
shortage of freshwater resources has been plaguing many countries and regions in the …

A Lotus Seedpods‐Inspired Interfacial Solar Steam Generator with Outstanding Salt Tolerance and Mechanical Properties for Efficient and Stable Seawater …

H Ma, L Yu, Z Li, J Chen, J Meng, Q Song, Y Liu… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar steam generators (ISSGs) can capture solar energy and concentrate the
heat at the gas–liquid interface, resulting in efficient water evaporation. However, traditional …

Hydrogel-based 3D evaporator with cross-linked fixation by carbon dots for ultra-high and stable solar steam generation

X Zhang, L Sun, X Wang, S Zou, C Cao, J Hou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven water steam generation had been recognized as a promising strategy to
address water scarcity in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner, and the …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation for sustainable desalination: Evaluation of current salt-resistant strategies

Y Sun, X Tan, B Xiang, J Gong, J Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, solar-driven interfacial desalination (SDID) has emerged as an effective,
environmentally friendly and promising strategy to address the shortage of freshwater …