Structure Architecting for Salt-Rejecting Solar Interfacial Desalination to Achieve High-Performance Evaporation With In Situ Energy Generation

Electricity Generation from Capillary-Driven Ionic Solution Flow in a Three-Dimensional Graphene Membrane

(2019) Changzheng Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Solar Energy Triggered Clean Water Harvesting from Humid Air Existing above Sea Surface Enabled by a Hydrogel with Ultrahigh Hygroscopicity

(2019) Dilip Krishna Nandakumar et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Scalable and robust bilayer polymer foams for highly efficient and stable solar desalination

(2019) Chenwei Li et al.   Nano Energy

Tailoring Nanoscale Surface Topography of Hydrogel for Efficient Solar Vapor Generation

(2019) Youhong Guo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Multilayer Polypyrrole Nanosheets with Self‐Organized Surface Structures for Flexible and Efficient Solar–Thermal Energy Conversion

(2019) Xu Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Micro-/Macroscopically Synergetic Control of Switchable 2D/3D Photothermal Water Purification Enabled by Robust, Portable, and Cost-Effective Cellulose Papers

(2019) Feng Ni et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

High-Efficiency Superheated Steam Generation for Portable Sterilization under Ambient Pressure and Low Solar Flux

(2019) Chao Chang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Plasmon Based Double‐Layer Hydrogel Device for a Highly Efficient Solar Vapor Generation

(2019) Zeyu Sun et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A High‐Performance Self‐Regenerating Solar Evaporator for Continuous Water Desalination

(2019) Yudi Kuang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Portable Low‐Pressure Solar Steaming‐Collection Unisystem with Polypyrrole Origamis

(2019) Weigu Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Shape Conformal and Thermal Insulative Organic Solar Absorber Sponge for Photothermal Water Evaporation and Thermoelectric Power Generation

(2019) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Efficient Interfacial Solar Steam Generator with Controlled Macromorphology Derived from Flour via “Dough Figurine” Technology

(2019) Zhengtong Li et al.   Energy Technology

Deep Eutectic Solvent-Assisted In Situ Wood Delignification: A Promising Strategy To Enhance the Efficiency of Wood-Based Solar Steam Generation Devices

(2019) Zhijun Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Efficient Water Transport and Solar Steam Generation via Radially, Hierarchically Structured Aerogels

(2019) Weizhong Xu et al.   ACS Nano

Recyclable CNT-coupled cotton fabrics for low-cost and efficient desalination of seawater under sunlight

(2019) Hui Kou et al.   DESALINATION

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

(2019) Wenbin Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Plant leaves inspired sunlight-driven purifier for high-efficiency clean water production

(2019) Hongya Geng et al.   Nature Communications

Multifunctional Solar Waterways: Plasma-Enabled Self-Cleaning Nanoarchitectures for Energy-Efficient Desalination

(2019) Shenghao Wu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Graphene Array-Based Anti-fouling Solar Vapour Gap Membrane Distillation with High Energy Efficiency

(2019) Biyao Gong et al.   Nano-Micro Letters

A water lily–inspired hierarchical design for stable and efficient solar evaporation of high-salinity brine

(2019) Ning Xu et al.   Science Advances

Architecting highly hydratable polymer networks to tune the water state for solar water purification

(2019) Xingyi Zhou et al.   Science Advances

Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination

(2019) Zhangxin Wang et al.   Science Advances

Flexible and Washable CNT-Embedded PAN Nonwoven Fabrics for Solar-Enabled Evaporation and Desalination of Seawater

(2019) Bo Zhu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Highly Efficient Solar Vapor Generator Enabled by a 3D Hierarchical Structure Constructed with Hydrophilic Carbon Felt for Desalination and Wastewater Treatment

(2019) Zhen Yu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Portable Tri-layer Photothermal Structure for Hybrid Energy Harvesting and Synergic Water Purification

(2019) Yaoxin Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Flexible Anti-Biofouling MXene/Cellulose Fibrous Membrane for Sustainable Solar-Driven Water Purification

(2019) Xiang-Jun Zha et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Continuously Producing Watersteam and Concentrated Brine from Seawater by Hanging Photothermal Fabrics under Sunlight

(2019) Zixiao Liu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

(2019) Jianhua Zhou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Self-assembly carbon dots for powerful solar water evaporation

(2019) Qiao Hou et al.   CARBON

A 3D‐Structured Sustainable Solar‐Driven Steam Generator Using Super‐Black Nylon Flocking Materials

(2019) Ce Tu et al.   Small

Paper-based integrated evaporation device for efficient solar steam generation through localized heating

(2019) Cheng-Long Guo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Biomimetic MXene Textures with Enhanced Light‐to‐Heat Conversion for Solar Steam Generation and Wearable Thermal Management

(2019) Kerui Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Osmotic Pumping and Salt Rejection by Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel for Continuous Solar Desalination

(2019) Jian Zeng et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Hydrogels as an Emerging Material Platform for Solar Water Purification

(2019) Xingyi Zhou et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

A Hybrid Artificial Photocatalysis System Splits Atmospheric Water for Simultaneous Dehumidification and Power Generation

(2019) Lin Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Food-derived carbonaceous materials for solar desalination and thermo-electric power generation

(2019) Yaoxin Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Constructing hierarchical carbon framework and quantifying water transfer for novel solar evaporation configuration

(2019) Yang Geng et al.   CARBON

Beyond lotus: Plasma nanostructuring enables efficient energy and water conversion and use

(2019) Yikuan Tian et al.   Nano Energy

Mesoporous Three-Dimensional Graphene Networks for Highly Efficient Solar Desalination under 1 sun Illumination

(2018) Kwanghyun Kim 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

Application of solar energy in water treatment processes: A review

(2018) Ying Zhang et al.   DESALINATION

Solar thermal-driven capacitance enhancement of supercapacitors

(2018) Fang Yi et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A super hygroscopic hydrogel for harnessing ambient humidity for energy conservation and harvesting

(2018) Dilip Krishna Nandakumar et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A hydrogel-based antifouling solar evaporator for highly efficient water desalination

(2018) Xingyi Zhou 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

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

(2018) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

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

Flexible and Salt Resistant Janus Absorbers by Electrospinning for Stable and Efficient Solar Desalination

(2018) Weichao Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

SiC–C Composite as a Highly Stable and Easily Regenerable Photothermal Material for Practical Water Evaporation

(2018) Le Shi et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

A highly flexible and washable nonwoven photothermal cloth for efficient and practical solar steam generation

(2018) Yong Jin 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

Full dimensional water evaporation on macroporous vertically-aligned graphene pillar array under sun

(2018) Liangti Qu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Evaporation above a bulk water surface using an oil lamp inspired highly efficient solar-steam generation strategy

(2018) Xuan Wu 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

Solar-driven photothermal nanostructured materials designs and prerequisites for evaporation and catalysis applications

(2018) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Materials Horizons

Cold Vapor Generation beyond the Input Solar Energy Limit

(2018) Haomin Song et al.   Advanced Science

Two-Dimensional Flexible Bilayer Janus Membrane for Advanced Photothermal Water Desalination

(2018) Yanbing Yang et al.   ACS Energy Letters

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

Hierarchical Porous Carbonized Lotus Seedpods for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2018) Jing Fang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Solar Evaporator with Controlled Salt Precipitation for Zero Liquid Discharge Desalination

(2018) Yusuf Shi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Narrow bandgap semiconductor decorated wood membrane for high-efficiency solar-assisted water purification

(2018) Hanwen Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Silk-based systems for highly efficient photothermal conversion under one sun: portability, flexibility, and durability

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

A general salt-resistant hydrophilic/hydrophobic nanoporous double layer design for efficient and stable solar water evaporation distillation

(2018) Yawei Yang et al.   Materials Horizons

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

(2018) Jinlei Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Emerging hydrovoltaic technology

(2018) Zhuhua Zhang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Superwetting Monolithic Hollow-Carbon-Nanotubes Aerogels with Hierarchically Nanoporous Structure for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2018) Peng Mu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

A flexible photothermal cotton-CuS nanocage-agarose aerogel towards portable solar steam generation

(2018) Xuan Wu et al.   Nano Energy

Carbonized daikon for high efficient solar steam generation

(2018) Mengmeng Zhu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A review of efficient high productivity solar stills

(2018) T. Arunkumar et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Solar-driven simultaneous steam production and electricity generation from salinity

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

Synthetic Graphene Oxide Leaf for Solar Desalination with Zero Liquid Discharge

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

Floating rGO-based black membranes for solar driven sterilization

(2017) Yao Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

High-Performance Solar Steam Device with Layered Channels: Artificial Tree with a Reversed Design

(2017) He Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Plasmonic Wood for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation

(2017) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Magnetically recyclable self-assembled thin films for highly efficient water evaporation by interfacial solar heating

(2017) Rong Chen et al.   RSC Advances

All-Ceramic Microfibrous Solar Steam Generator: TiN Plasmonic Nanoparticle-Loaded Transparent Microfibers

(2017) Manpreet Kaur et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Solar water evaporation by black photothermal sheets

(2017) Guohua Liu et al.   Nano Energy

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

High-Performance Photothermal Conversion of Narrow-Bandgap Ti2O3Nanoparticles

(2016) Juan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tailoring Graphene Oxide-Based Aerogels for Efficient Solar Steam Generation under One Sun

(2016) Xiaozhen Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hollow Mesoporous Plasmonic Nanoshells for Enhanced Solar Vapor Generation

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

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

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 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

Four billion people facing severe water scarcity

(2016) M. M. Mekonnen et al.   Science Advances

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

Plasmonic Biofoam: A Versatile Optically Active Material

(2015) Limei Tian et al.   NANO LETTERS

Plasmon-induced hot carrier science and technology

(2015) Mark L. Brongersma et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

A review of solar energy driven desalination technologies

(2015) H. Sharon et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

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

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

Emerging advances in nanomedicine with engineered gold nanostructures

(2013) Joseph A. Webb et al.   Nanoscale

Solar Vapor Generation Enabled by Nanoparticles

(2012) Oara Neumann et al.   ACS Nano

Janus Au-TiO2Photocatalysts with Strong Localization of Plasmonic Near-Fields for Efficient Visible-Light Hydrogen Generation

(2012) Zhi Wei Seh et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Technical review and evaluation of the economics of water desalination: Current and future challenges for better water supply sustainability

(2012) Noreddine Ghaffour et al.   DESALINATION

Nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector

(2010) Todd P. Otanicar et al.   Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Water desalination cost literature: review and assessment

(2008) Ioannis C. Karagiannis et al.   DESALINATION

Universal Optical Conductance of Graphite

(2008) A. B. Kuzmenko et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS