Spectrally Selective Absorbers/Emitters for Solar Steam Generation and Radiative Cooling‐Enabled Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Fundamental Limits of the Dew-Harvesting Technology

(2020) Minghao Dong et al.   Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Spectral absorption control of femtosecond laser-treated metals and application in solar-thermal devices

(2020) Sohail A. Jalil et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Multi-band middle-infrared-compatible camouflage with thermal management via simple photonic structures

(2020) Meiyan Pan et al.   Nano Energy

Toward versatile applications via tuning transition wavelength of the WTa-SiO2 based spectrally selective absorber

(2020) Zuoxu Wu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Structured graphene metamaterial selective absorbers for high efficiency and omnidirectional solar thermal energy conversion

(2020) Keng-Te Lin et al.   Nature Communications

Refractory Ultrathin Nanocomposite Solar Absorber with Superior Spectral Selectivity and Thermal Stability

(2020) Aikifa Raza et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Spectrally Selective Solar Absorbers based on Ta:SiO 2 Cermets for Next‐Generation Concentrated Solar–Thermal Applications

(2020) Maryna Bilokur et al.   Energy Technology

Manipulating metals for adaptive thermal camouflage

(2020) Mingyang Li et al.   Science Advances

Paints as a Scalable and Effective Radiative Cooling Technology for Buildings

(2020) Jyotirmoy Mandal et al.   Joule

Spray‐Coated Commercial PTFE Membrane from MoS 2 /LaF 3 /PDMS Ink as Solar Absorber for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2020) Hanjin Jiang et al.   Solar RRL

Capillary-driven solar-thermal water desalination using a porous selective absorber

(2020) X. Wang et al.   Materials Today Energy

Adsorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting: Impact of Material and Component Properties on System-Level Performance

(2019) Alina LaPotin et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

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

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

A radiative cooling structural material

(2019) Tian Li et al.   SCIENCE

Structure, thermal stability and optical simulation of ZrB2 based spectrally selective solar absorber coatings

(2019) Xiang-Hu Gao et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Selective light absorber-assisted single nickel atom catalysts for ambient sunlight-driven CO2 methanation

(2019) Yaguang Li et al.   Nature Communications

An Interfacial Solar Heating Assisted Liquid Sorbent Atmospheric Water Generator

(2019) Xueyang Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

(2019) Wenbin Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Radiative sky cooling: Fundamental principles, materials, and applications

(2019) Dongliang Zhao et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination

(2019) Zhangxin Wang et al.   Science Advances

An Interfacial Solar‐Driven Atmospheric Water Generator Based on a Liquid Sorbent with Simultaneous Adsorption–Desorption

(2019) Heshan Qi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2019) Jian Zeng et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Colored Radiative Cooler under Optical Tamm Resonance

(2019) Chunxiang Sheng et al.   ACS Photonics

A Self‐Assembled 2D Thermofunctional Material for Radiative Cooling

(2019) Juliana Jaramillo‐Fernandez et al.   Small

Scalable all-ceramic nanofilms as highly efficient and thermally stable selective solar absorbers

(2019) Yang Li et al.   Nano Energy

Improving atmospheric water production yield: Enabling multiple water harvesting cycles with nano sorbent

(2019) Renyuan Li et al.   Nano Energy

High-performance subambient radiative cooling enabled by optically selective and thermally insulating polyethylene aerogel

(2019) A. Leroy et al.   Science Advances

Field investigation of a photonic multi-layered TiO2 passive radiative cooler in sub-tropical climate

(2019) Shin Young Jeong et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

A novel TiC–ZrB2/ZrB2/Al2O3 multilayer high temperature solar selective absorbing coating: Microstructure, optical properties and failure mechanism

(2019) Xiang-Hu Gao et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Specific phase modulation and infrared photon confinement in solar selective absorbers

(2019) Xiaoyu Wang et al.   Applied Materials Today

Spectrally Selective Nanocomposite Textile for Outdoor Personal Cooling

(2018) Lili Cai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Review of Particulate Number (PN) Emissions from Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Engines and Their Control Techniques

(2018) Mohsin Raza et al.   Energies

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

(2018) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Review of solar parabolic-trough collector geometrical and thermal analyses, performance, and applications

(2018) Ali Jaber Abdulhamed et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Design, fabrication and optical characterizations of large-area lithography-free ultrathin multilayer selective solar coatings with excellent thermal stability in air

(2018) Hao Wang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting device for arid climates

(2018) Hyunho Kim et al.   Nature Communications

Effective Radiative Cooling by Paint-Format Microsphere-Based Photonic Random Media

(2018) Sarun Atiganyanun et al.   ACS Photonics

Practical water production from desert air

(2018) Farhad Fathieh et al.   Science Advances

Hierarchically porous polymer coatings for highly efficient passive daytime radiative cooling

(2018) J. Mandal et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

Photothermal trap utilizing solar illumination for ice mitigation

(2018) Susmita Dash et al.   Science Advances

Spectrally Selective Smart Window with High Near-Infrared Light Shielding and Controllable Visible Light Transmittance

(2018) Mengchun Wu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Steam generation enabled by a high efficiency solar absorber with thermal concentration

(2018) Jian Huang et al.   ENERGY

High-Temperature Refractory Metasurfaces for Solar Thermophotovoltaic Energy Harvesting

(2018) Chun-Chieh Chang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Contactless steam generation and superheating under one sun illumination

(2018) Thomas A. Cooper et al.   Nature Communications

Hybrid Solar Absorber-Emitter by Coherence-Enhanced Absorption for Improved Solar Thermophotovoltaic Conversion

(2018) Yang Wang et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

(2018) Peng Tao et al.   Nature Energy

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

(2018) Xuan Wu et al.   Nano Energy

Dual-phase molybdenum nitride nanorambutans for solar steam generation under one sun illumination

(2018) Lin Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Achieving Strong Field Enhancement and Light Absorption Simultaneously with Plasmonic Nanoantennas Exploiting Film-Coupled Triangular Nanodisks

(2017) Yang Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Ultrabroadband absorber based on single-sized embedded metal-dielectric-metal structures and application of radiative cooling

(2017) TianJi Liu et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

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

Water harvesting from air with metal-organic frameworks powered by natural sunlight

(2017) Hyunho Kim et al.   SCIENCE

Scalable-manufactured randomized glass-polymer hybrid metamaterial for daytime radiative cooling

(2017) Yao Zhai et al.   SCIENCE

Double-layer nanoparticle-based coatings for efficient terrestrial radiative cooling

(2017) Hua Bao et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Plasmonic Wood for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation

(2017) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Metal-Loaded Dielectric Resonator Metasurfaces for Radiative Cooling

(2017) Chengjun Zou et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Optics-Based Approach to Thermal Management of Photovoltaics: Selective-Spectral and Radiative Cooling

(2017) Xingshu Sun et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Polydopamine-filled bacterial nanocellulose as a biodegradable interfacial photothermal evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation

(2017) Qisheng Jiang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High-temperature tolerance in WTi-Al 2 O 3 cermet-based solar selective absorbing coatings with low thermal emissivity

(2017) Xiaoyu Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Self-assembled spectrum selective plasmonic absorbers with tunable bandwidth for solar energy conversion

(2017) Lin Zhou et al.   Nano Energy

Metasurface Optical Solar Reflectors Using AZO Transparent Conducting Oxides for Radiative Cooling of Spacecraft

(2017) Kai Sun et al.   ACS Photonics

Daytime Radiative Cooling Using Near-Black Infrared Emitters

(2017) Jun-long Kou et al.   ACS Photonics

Emergence of highly transparent photovoltaics for distributed applications

(2017) Christopher J. Traverse et al.   Nature Energy

Semiconductor-based Multilayer Selective Solar Absorber for Unconcentrated Solar Thermal Energy Conversion

(2017) Nathan H. Thomas et al.   Scientific Reports

High-Performance Photothermal Conversion of Narrow-Bandgap Ti2O3Nanoparticles

(2016) Juan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles as Plasmonic Solar Heat Transducers

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

Optical absorbers based on strong interference in ultra-thin films

(2016) Mikhail A. Kats et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

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

Spectrally selective absorber coating of WAlN/WAlON/Al 2 O 3 for solar thermal applications

(2016) Atasi Dan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Highly tunable refractive index visible-light metasurface from block copolymer self-assembly

(2016) Ju Young Kim et al.   Nature Communications

Controlling thermal emission with refractory epsilon-near-zero metamaterials via topological transitions

(2016) P. N. Dyachenko et al.   Nature Communications

Radiative cooling to deep sub-freezing temperatures through a 24-h day–night cycle

(2016) Zhen Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Multilayer tungsten-alumina-based broadband light absorbers for high-temperature applications

(2016) Manohar Chirumamilla et al.   Optical Materials Express

A selective metasurface absorber with an amorphous carbon interlayer for solar thermal applications

(2016) Chenglong Wan et al.   Nano Energy

Compact Multilayer Film Structures for Ultrabroadband, Omnidirectional, and Efficient Absorption

(2016) Chenying Yang et al.   ACS Photonics

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

Automatically Acquired Broadband Plasmonic-Metamaterial Black Absorber during the Metallic Film-Formation

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

Large-Scale Nanophotonic Solar Selective Absorbers for High-Efficiency Solar Thermal Energy Conversion

(2015) Pengfei Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2015) Lianbin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2015) Yanming Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Concentrating Solar Power

(2015) Lee A. Weinstein et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Dew condensation on different natural and artificial passive surfaces in a semiarid climate

(2015) J.F. Maestre-Valero et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Broadband perfect absorber based on one ultrathin layer of refractory metal

(2015) Huixu Deng et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Radiative cooling of solar absorbers using a visibly transparent photonic crystal thermal blackbody

(2015) Linxiao Zhu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The spectral selective absorbing characteristics and thermal stability of SS/TiAlN/TiAlSiN/Si 3 N 4 tandem absorber prepared by magnetron sputtering

(2015) Junxiao Feng et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Control of thermal emittance of stainless steel using sputtered tungsten thin films for solar thermal power applications

(2015) K.P. Sibin et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Effects of antireflection layers on the optical and thermal stability properties of a spectrally selective CrAlN–CrAlON based tandem absorber

(2015) Changwei Zou et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Highly efficient selective metamaterial absorber for high-temperature solar thermal energy harvesting

(2015) Hao Wang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

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

(2015) Kyuyoung Bae et al.   Nature Communications

A Metamaterial Emitter for Highly Efficient Radiative Cooling

(2015) Md Muntasir Hossain et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Nanoimprinted superlattice metallic photonic crystal as ultraselective solar absorber

(2015) V. Rinnerbauer et al.   Optica

Refractory Plasmonics with Titanium Nitride: Broadband Metamaterial Absorber

(2014) Wei Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Enabling Ideal Selective Solar Absorption with 2D Metallic Dielectric Photonic Crystals

(2014) Jeffrey B. Chou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A review of cermet-based spectrally selective solar absorbers

(2014) Feng Cao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Water Adsorption in Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks and Related Materials

(2014) Hiroyasu Furukawa et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Passive radiative cooling below ambient air temperature under direct sunlight

(2014) Aaswath P. Raman et al.   NATURE

A nanophotonic solar thermophotovoltaic device

(2014) Andrej Lenert et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Parallel LC circuit model for multi-band absorption and preliminary design of radiative cooling

(2014) Rui Feng et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Metallic Photonic Crystal Absorber-Emitter for Efficient Spectral Control in High-Temperature Solar Thermophotovoltaics

(2014) Veronika Rinnerbauer et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Enhanced Thermal Stability of W-Ni-Al2O3Cermet-Based Spectrally Selective Solar Absorbers with Tungsten Infrared Reflectors

(2014) Feng Cao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Metallic nanostructures for light trapping in energy-harvesting devices

(2014) Chuan Fei Guo et al.   Light-Science & Applications

High performance multi-scaled nanostructured spectrally selective coating for concentrating solar power

(2014) Jaeyun Moon et al.   Nano Energy

Radiative cooling of solar cells

(2014) Linxiao Zhu et al.   Optica

Color-preserving daytime radiative cooling

(2013) Linxiao Zhu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Characteristics and treatment of greywater—a review

(2013) Dilip M. Ghaitidak et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Ultrabroadband Photonic Structures To Achieve High-Performance Daytime Radiative Cooling

(2013) Eden Rephaeli et al.   NANO LETTERS

Colored solar selective absorbing coatings with metal Ti and dielectric AlN multilayer structure

(2013) Yangwei Wu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Three-dimensional self-assembled photonic crystals with high temperature stability for thermal emission modification

(2013) Kevin A. Arpin et al.   Nature Communications

Visibly Transparent Polymer Solar Cells Produced by Solution Processing

(2012) Chun-Chao Chen et al.   ACS Nano

High-performance solution-processed plasmonic Ni nanochain-Al2O3 selective solar thermal absorbers

(2012) Xiaoxin Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Recent developments in high-temperature photonic crystals for energy conversion

(2012) Veronika Rinnerbauer et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Water harvest via dewing

(2012) Anna Lee et al.   LANGMUIR

Ultrabroadband Light Absorption by a Sawtooth Anisotropic Metamaterial Slab

(2012) Yanxia Cui et al.   NANO LETTERS

Controlled-reflectance surfaces with film-coupled colloidal nanoantennas

(2012) Antoine Moreau et al.   NATURE

All-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells with high efficiency

(2012) In Chung et al.   NATURE

Enabling high-temperature nanophotonics for energy applications

(2012) Y. X. Yeng et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Aqueous solution-chemical derived Ni–Al2O3 solar selective absorbing coatings

(2012) Zhenxiang Li et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Design of a Perfect Black Absorber at Visible Frequencies Using Plasmonic Metamaterials

(2011) Mehdi Keshavarz Hedayati et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Transparent, near-infrared organic photovoltaic solar cells for window and energy-scavenging applications

(2011) Richard R. Lunt et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors

(2011) Kathryn M. Mayer et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

The Future of Seawater Desalination: Energy, Technology, and the Environment

(2011) M. Elimelech et al.   SCIENCE

Review of physical vapor deposited (PVD) spectrally selective coatings for mid- and high-temperature solar thermal applications

(2011) N. Selvakumar et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Broadband polarization-independent resonant light absorption using ultrathin plasmonic super absorbers

(2011) Koray Aydin et al.   Nature Communications

Fabrication of High-Quality In2Se3 Nanowire Arrays toward High-Performance Visible-Light Photodetectors

(2010) Tianyou Zhai et al.   ACS Nano

High performance optical absorber based on a plasmonic metamaterial

(2010) Jiaming Hao et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Infrared Perfect Absorber and Its Application As Plasmonic Sensor

(2010) Na Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Design and global optimization of high-efficiency thermophotovoltaic systems

(2010) Peter Bermel et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Absorber and emitter for solar thermo-photovoltaic systems to achieve efficiency exceeding the Shockley-Queisser limit

(2009) Eden Rephaeli et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Amplified radiative cooling via optimised combinations of aperture geometry and spectral emittance profiles of surfaces and the atmosphere

(2009) G.B. Smith   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Focusing of surface phonon polaritons

(2008) A. J. Huber et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Solar thermal desalination technologies

(2008) Hazim Mohameed Qiblawey et al.   DESALINATION

Advances in seawater desalination technologies

(2008) Akili D. Khawaji et al.   DESALINATION

Study of dew water collection in humid tropical islands

(2008) O. Clus et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Perfect Metamaterial Absorber

(2008) N. I. Landy et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Spectrally selective NbAlN/NbAlON/Si3N4 tandem absorber for high-temperature solar applications

(2008) Harish C. Barshilia et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS