Dual‐Zone Photothermal Evaporator for Antisalt Accumulation and Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

Sustainable Solar Evaporation while Salt Accumulation

(2021) Yue Bian et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

All‐Cold Evaporation under One Sun with Zero Energy Loss by Using a Heatsink Inspired Solar Evaporator

(2021) Xuan Wu et al.   Advanced Science

Confinement Capillarity of Thin Coating for Boosting Solar‐Driven Water Evaporation

(2021) Zhenxing Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A scalable fish-school inspired self-assembled particles system for solar-powered water-solute separation

(2021) Ning Xu et al.   National Science Review

Ultra-thin dark amorphous TiOx hollow nanotubes for full spectrum solar energy harvesting and conversion‡

(2021) Youhai Liu et al.   Nano Energy

Graphene and Rice-Straw-Fiber-Based 3D Photothermal Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation

(2020) Daniel Peter Storer et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A simple, mild and versatile method for preparation of photothermal woods toward highly efficient solar steam generation

(2020) Fang He et al.   Nano Energy

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

(2020) Yaoxin Zhang et al.   Advanced Science

Boosting solar steam generation by structure enhanced energy management

(2020) Yida Wang et al.   Science Bulletin

Materials for solar-powered water evaporation

(2020) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Integrated photothermal aerogels with ultrahigh-performance solar steam generation

(2020) Yufei Gu et al.   Nano Energy

Versatile coating with multifunctional performance for solar steam generation

(2020) Zhenxing Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Artificial Trees Inspired by Monstera for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation in Both Normal and Weak Light Environments

(2020) Hongqiang Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Same Materials, Bigger Output: A Reversibly Transformable 2D-3D Photothermal Evaporator for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2020) Yida Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation and Self‐Powered Water Wave Detection Based on an All‐Cellulose Monolithic Design

(2020) Na Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Ni‐based Plasmonic/Magnetic Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Steam Generation

(2020) Fan Yang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Reversing heat conduction loss: Extracting energy from bulk water to enhance solar steam generation

(2020) Yida Wang et al.   Nano Energy

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

(2019) Yudi Kuang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Interfacial Solar‐to‐Heat Conversion for Desalination

(2019) Huidong Liu et al.   Advanced Energy 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

Multi-functional 3D honeycomb ceramic plate for clean water production by heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction and solar-driven water evaporation

(2019) Le Shi et al.   Nano Energy

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

(2019) Ning Xu et al.   Science Advances

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

A photothermal reservoir for highly efficient solar steam generation without bulk water

(2019) Xuan Wu et al.   Science Bulletin

Thermal Efficiency of Solar Steam Generation Approaching 100 % through Capillary Water Transport

(2019) Hanxue Liang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

(2018) Tian Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High Rate Production of Clean Water Based on the Combined Photo-Electro-Thermal Effect of Graphene Architecture

(2018) Linfan Cui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

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

(2018) Weichao Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

High throughput of clean water excluding ions, organic media, and bacteria from defect-abundant graphene aerogel under sunlight

(2018) Panpan Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Cold Vapor Generation beyond the Input Solar Energy Limit

(2018) Haomin Song et al.   Advanced Science

Solar Evaporator with Controlled Salt Precipitation for Zero Liquid Discharge Desalination

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

A hydrophobic surface enabled salt-blocking 2D Ti3C2 MXene membrane for efficient and stable solar desalination

(2018) Jianqiu Zhao 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

A Microstructured Graphene/Poly(N -isopropylacrylamide) Membrane for Intelligent Solar Water Evaporation

(2018) Panpan Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Contactless steam generation and superheating under one sun illumination

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

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

Recent progress in solar-driven interfacial water evaporation: Advanced designs and applications

(2018) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Plasmonic Wood for High-Efficiency Solar Steam Generation

(2017) Mingwei Zhu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A flexible anti-clogging graphite film for scalable solar desalination by heat localization

(2017) Varun Kashyap et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

(2016) Xiaozhen Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Drought in the Anthropocene

(2016) Anne F. Van Loon et al.   Nature Geoscience

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

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

(2015) Yoshikazu Ito et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Emerging desalination technologies for water treatment: A critical review

(2015) Arun Subramani et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Conversion of CuO Nanoplates into Porous Hybrid Cu2O/Polypyrrole Nanoflakes through a Pyrrole-Induced Reductive Transformation Reaction

(2013) You Xu et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

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