Development and Evolution of the System Structure for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation from Zero to Three Dimensions

Flame-treated and fast-assembled foam system for direct solar steam generation and non-plugging high salinity desalination with self-cleaning effect

(2019) Peng-Fei Liu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation

(2019) Wenbin Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Commercially Available Activated Carbon Fiber Felt Enables Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2018) Haoran Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Macroporous Double-Network Hydrogel for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation Under 1 sun Illumination

(2018) Xiangyu Yin et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

PEGylated Self-Growth MoS2 on a Cotton Cloth Substrate for High-Efficiency Solar Energy Utilization

(2018) Zhenzhen Guo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Scalable and Highly Efficient Mesoporous Wood-Based Solar Steam Generation Device: Localized Heat, Rapid Water Transport

(2018) Tian Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Efficient solar water vapor generation enabled by water-absorbing polypyrrole coated cotton fabric with enhanced heat localization

(2018) Dandan Hao et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

High-performance solar steam generation of a paper-based carbon particle system

(2018) Shang Liu et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Oxygen plasma treated graphene aerogel as a solar absorber for rapid and efficient solar steam generation

(2018) Yang Fu et al.   CARBON

Water desalination under one sun using graphene-based material modified PTFE membrane

(2018) Lu Huang et al.   DESALINATION

Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges

(2018) Akshay Deshmukh et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Solar Absorber Material and System Designs for Photothermal Water Vaporization towards Clean Water and Energy Production

(2018) Minmin Gao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A salt-rejecting floating solar still for low-cost desalination

(2018) George Ni et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Optical absorption of carbon-gold core-shell nanoparticles

(2018) Zhaolong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Plasmonic nanoparticle-embedded poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) nanofibrous composite films for solar steam generation

(2018) Meiling Chen et al.   Nanoscale

Layered tin monoselenide as advanced photothermal conversion materials for efficient solar energy-driven water evaporation

(2018) Jiandong Yao et al.   Nanoscale

Super-hydrophilic copper sulfide films as light absorbers for efficient solar steam generation under one sun illumination

(2018) Zhenzhen Guo et al.   SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Solar evaporation of a hanging plasmonic droplet

(2018) Guohua Liu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Carbon fabric based solar steam generation for waste water treatment

(2018) M.W. Higgins et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

A durable monolithic polymer foam for efficient solar steam generation

(2018) Qiaomei Chen et al.   Chemical Science

Solar Absorber Gel: Localized Macro-Nano Heat Channeling for Efficient Plasmonic Au Nanoflowers Photothermic Vaporization and Triboelectric Generation

(2018) Minmin Gao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Self-Contained Monolithic Carbon Sponges for Solar-Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation Distillation and Electricity Generation

(2018) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Bifunctional Fabric with Photothermal Effect and Photocatalysis for Highly Efficient Clean Water Generation

(2018) Dandan Hao et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

A facile nanocomposite strategy to fabricate a rGO–MWCNT photothermal layer for efficient water evaporation

(2018) Yuchao Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Improved light-harvesting and thermal management for efficient solar-driven water evaporation using 3D photothermal cones

(2018) Yuchao Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

An efficient solar-enabled 2D layered alloy material evaporator for seawater desalination

(2018) Jiandong Yao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Integrative solar absorbers for highly efficient solar steam generation

(2018) Xiaofeng Lin et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A cake making strategy to prepare reduced graphene oxide wrapped plant fiber sponges for high-efficiency solar steam generation

(2018) Tingjie Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Photothermal boiling in aqueous nanofluids

(2018) Edda T. Ulset et al.   Nano Energy

Conversion of solar power to chemical energy based on carbon nanoparticle modified photo-thermoelectric generator and electrochemical water splitting system

(2018) Xiaofei Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Dual functional asymmetric plasmonic structures for solar water purification and pollution detection

(2018) Chuanlu Chen et al.   Nano Energy

Tunable Full-Spectrum Photo-thermal Conversion Features of Magnetic-Plasmonic Fe 3 O 4 /TiN Nanofluid

(2018) Jia Zeng et al.   Nano Energy

Cold Vapor Generation beyond the Input Solar Energy Limit

(2018) Haomin Song et al.   Advanced Science

Nature-Inspired, 3D Origami Solar Steam Generator toward Near Full Utilization of Solar Energy

(2018) Seunghyun Hong et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Low Cost, Robust, Environmentally Friendly Geopolymer-Mesoporous Carbon Composites for Efficient Solar Powered Steam Generation

(2018) Fenghua Liu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Flexible and portable graphene on carbon cloth as a power generator for electricity generation

(2018) Baofei Hou et al.   CARBON

Plasmonic chemically modified cotton nanocomposite fibers for efficient solar water desalination and wastewater treatment

(2018) Hiran D. Kiriarachchi et al.   Nanoscale

Bioinspired foam with large 3D macropores for efficient solar steam generation

(2018) Wentao Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Copper nanodot-embedded graphene urchins of nearly full-spectrum solar absorption and extraordinary solar desalination

(2018) Jijian Xu et al.   Nano Energy

The optical duality of tellurium nanoparticles for broadband solar energy harvesting and efficient photothermal conversion

(2018) Churong Ma et al.   Science Advances

Interfacial Solar Steam Generation Enables Fast-Responsive, Energy-Efficient, and Low-Cost Off-Grid Sterilization

(2018) Jinlei Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Origami system for efficient solar driven distillation in emergency water supply

(2018) Ying Xu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

High performance of carbon-particle/bulk-wood bi-layer system for solar steam generation

(2018) Xiao Luo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Synergistic High-Rate Solar Steaming and Mercury Removal with MoS2 /C @ Polyurethane Composite Sponges

(2018) Weigu Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Extremely high water-production created by a nanoink-stained PVA evaporator with embossment structure

(2018) Ziyang Deng et al.   Nano Energy

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

(2018) Peng Tao et al.   Nature Energy

Carbonized Bamboos as Excellent 3D Solar Vapor‐Generation Devices

(2018) Yue Bian et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

N-doped graphene /carbon hybrid aerogels for efficient solar steam generation

(2018) Bingbing Huo et al.   CARBON

Solar-driven simultaneous steam production and electricity generation from salinity

(2017) Peihua Yang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Bifunctional Au@TiO2 core–shell nanoparticle films for clean water generation by photocatalysis and solar evaporation

(2017) Jian Huang et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Recyclable Fe 3 O 4 @CNT nanoparticles for high-efficiency solar vapor generation

(2017) Lei Shi et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Synthetic Graphene Oxide Leaf for Solar Desalination with Zero Liquid Discharge

(2017) Casey Finnerty et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plasmonic heating from indium nanoparticles on a floating microporous membrane for enhanced solar seawater desalination

(2017) Lulu Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

Water-evaporation-induced electricity with nanostructured carbon materials

(2017) Guobin Xue et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Enhanced direct steam generation via a bio-inspired solar heating method using carbon nanotube films

(2017) Xinzhi Wang et al.   POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Nanophotonics-enabled solar membrane distillation for off-grid water purification

(2017) Pratiksha D. Dongare et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Investigation of photothermal heating enabled by plasmonic nanofluids for direct solar steam generation

(2017) Xinzhi Wang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Potential for natural evaporation as a reliable renewable energy resource

(2017) Ahmet-Hamdi Cavusoglu et al.   Nature Communications

Plasmonic Wood for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation

(2017) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Diameter effect of gold nanoparticles on photothermal conversion for solar steam generation

(2017) Ankang Guo et al.   RSC Advances

Facile polypyrrole thin film coating on polypropylene membrane for efficient solar-driven interfacial water evaporation

(2017) Xiayun Huang et al.   RSC Advances

High-absorption recyclable photothermal membranes used in a bionic system for high-efficiency solar desalination via enhanced localized heating

(2017) Zhipeng Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

The emergence of solar thermal utilization: solar-driven steam generation

(2017) Ziyang Deng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Solar water evaporation by black photothermal sheets

(2017) Guohua Liu et al.   Nano Energy

Three-dimensional artificial transpiration for efficient solar waste-water treatment

(2017) Xiuqiang Li et al.   National Science Review

Graphene-based Recyclable Photo-Absorbers for High-Efficiency Seawater Desalination

(2016) Xiangqing Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Bioinspired Multifunctional Paper-Based rGO Composites for Solar-Driven Clean Water Generation

(2016) Jinwei Lou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Constructing Black Titania with Unique Nanocage Structure for Solar Desalination

(2016) Guilian Zhu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Bilayered Biofoam for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2016) Qisheng Jiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Plasmonic photothermic directed broadband sunlight harnessing for seawater catalysis and desalination

(2016) Minmin Gao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Direct vapor generation through localized solar heating via carbon-nanotube nanofluid

(2016) Xinzhi Wang et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles as Plasmonic Solar Heat Transducers

(2016) Satoshi Ishii et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Designing a Novel Photothermal Material of Hierarchical Microstructured Copper Phosphate for Solar Evaporation Enhancement

(2016) Zhentao Hua et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Hollow Mesoporous Plasmonic Nanoshells for Enhanced Solar Vapor Generation

(2016) Marcin S. Zielinski et al.   NANO LETTERS

Large-scale cauliflower-shaped hierarchical copper nanostructures for efficient photothermal conversion

(2016) Peixun Fan et al.   Nanoscale

3D self-assembly of aluminium nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced solar desalination

(2016) Lin Zhou et al.   Nature Photonics

Graphene oxide-based efficient and scalable solar desalination under one sun with a confined 2D water path

(2016) Xiuqiang Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Thermo-optical properties of partially unzipped multiwalled carbon nanotubes dispersed nanofluids for direct absorption solar thermal energy systems

(2016) Rashmi Chandrabhan Shende et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Synthesis of Black TiOxNanoparticles by Mg Reduction of TiO2Nanocrystals and their Application for Solar Water Evaporation

(2016) Miaomiao Ye et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Self-Floating Carbon Nanotube Membrane on Macroporous Silica Substrate for Highly Efficient Solar-Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation

(2016) Yuchao Wang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Steam generation in a nanoparticle-based solar receiver

(2016) Haichuan Jin et al.   Nano Energy

Steam generation under one sun enabled by a floating structure with thermal concentration

(2016) George Ni et al.   Nature Energy

Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation

(2016) L. Zhou et al.   Science Advances

Bioinspired Bifunctional Membrane for Efficient Clean Water Generation

(2015) Yang Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Floatable, Self-Cleaning, and Carbon-Black-Based Superhydrophobic Gauze for the Solar Evaporation Enhancement at the Air–Water Interface

(2015) Yiming Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hydrophobic Light-to-Heat Conversion Membranes with Self-Healing Ability for Interfacial Solar Heating

(2015) Lianbin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multifunctional Porous Graphene for High-Efficiency Steam Generation by Heat Localization

(2015) Yoshikazu Ito et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Bioinspired, Reusable, Paper-Based System for High-Performance Large-Scale Evaporation

(2015) Yanming Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Graphene oxide-assisted membranes: Fabrication and potential applications in desalination and water purification

(2015) Hanaa M. Hegab et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Flexible thin-film black gold membranes with ultrabroadband plasmonic nanofocusing for efficient solar vapour generation

(2015) Kyuyoung Bae et al.   Nature Communications

Volumetric solar heating of nanofluids for direct vapor generation

(2015) George Ni et al.   Nano Energy

Hollow carbon beads for significant water evaporation enhancement

(2014) Yao Zeng et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

High-Performance Ionic Diode Membrane for Salinity Gradient Power Generation

(2014) Jun Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nanoparticles Heat through Light Localization

(2014) Nathaniel J. Hogan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Bio-Inspired Evaporation Through Plasmonic Film of Nanoparticles at the Air-Water Interface

(2014) Zhenhui Wang et al.   Small

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Surface quaternized cellulose nanofibrils with high water absorbency and adsorption capacity for anionic dyes

(2013) Aihua Pei et al.   Soft Matter

Solar Vapor Generation Enabled by Nanoparticles

(2012) Oara Neumann et al.   ACS Nano

Solar assisted sea water desalination: A review

(2012) Chennan Li et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A facile process to prepare copper oxide thin films as solar selective absorbers

(2011) Xiudi Xiao et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Controlling the Synthesis and Assembly of Silver Nanostructures for Plasmonic Applications

(2011) Matthew Rycenga et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS