Multilevel design strategies of high-performance interfacial solar vapor generation: a state of the art review

2D/1D MXene/MWCNT Hybrid Membrane-Based Evaporator for Solar Desalination

(2022) Yawei Yang et al.   Materials

Interfacial Solar Steam/Vapor Generation for Heating and Cooling

(2022) Xiuqiang Li et al.   Advanced Science

A biomimetic interfacial solar evaporator for heavy metal soil remediation

(2022) Pan Wu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions

(2022) Yi Lu et al.   Nano Energy

Construction of a Three-Dimensional Interpenetrating Network Sponge for High-Efficiency and Cavity-Enhanced Solar-Driven Wastewater Treatment

(2021) Xinling Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hierarchically Designed Salt‐Resistant Solar Evaporator Based on Donnan Effect for Stable and High‐Performance Brine Treatment

(2021) Wei Zhao et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Vapor condensation with daytime radiative cooling

(2021) Ming Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

All-day fresh water harvesting by microstructured hydrogel membranes

(2021) Ye Shi et al.   Nature Communications

A high-performing single-stage invert-structured solar water purifier through enhanced absorption and condensation

(2021) Fengyue Wang et al.   Joule

Molecular Engineering of Hydrogels for Rapid Water Disinfection and Sustainable Solar Vapor Generation

(2021) Youhong Guo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Solar Seawater Distillation by Flexible and Fully Passive Multistage Membrane Distillation

(2021) Wenbin Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Biomimetic surface strategy of spectrum-tailored liquid metal via blackbody inspiration for highly efficient solar steam generation, desalination, and electricity generation

(2021) Zechang Wei et al.   Nano Energy

A facile bioinspired strategy for accelerating water collection enabled by passive radiative cooling and wettability engineering

(2021) Guoliang Chen et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Biomass-based photothermal materials for interfacial solar steam generation: a review

(2021) I. Ibrahim et al.   Materials Today Energy

Phase change material enhanced sustained and energy-efficient solar-thermal water desalination

(2021) Biyao Gong et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Fiber-intercepting-particle structured MOF fabrics for simultaneous solar vapor generation and organic pollutant adsorption

(2021) Ailin Li et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Bioinspired design of electrospun nanofiber based aerogel for efficient and cost-effective solar vapor generation

(2021) Ye Liu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Evaporation rate far beyond the input solar energy limit enabled by introducing convective flow

(2021) Xinghang Liu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Water wave vibration-promoted solar evaporation with super high productivity

(2021) Wei Deng et al.   Nano Energy

Advancements in Solar Desalination of Seawater by Various Ti3C2 MXene Based Morphologies for Freshwater Generation: A Review

(2021) Adem Sreedhar et al.   Catalysts

Modeling and performance analysis of high-efficiency thermally-localized multistage solar stills

(2020) Lenan Zhang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

A Hydrogenated Metal Oxide with Full Solar Spectrum Absorption for Highly Efficient Photothermal Water Evaporation

(2020) Qing Zhu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

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

Materials for solar-powered water evaporation

(2020) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Cellulose Nanomaterials in Interfacial Evaporators for Desalination: A “Natural” Choice

(2020) Sisi Cao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Solar-driven interfacial desalination for simultaneous freshwater and salt generation

(2020) Jiale Xu et al.   DESALINATION

Plasmonic wooden flower for highly efficient solar vapor generation

(2020) Si Chen et al.   Nano Energy

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

(2020) Yida Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Review of interface solar-driven steam generation systems: High-efficiency strategies, applications and challenges

(2020) Qichen Huang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Semiconductor photothermal materials enabling efficient solar steam generation toward desalination and wastewater treatment

(2020) Idris Ibrahim et al.   DESALINATION

Highly salt-resistant and all-weather solar-driven interfacial evaporators with photothermal and electrothermal effects based on Janus graphene@silicone sponges

(2020) Lingxiao Li et al.   Nano Energy

Integrated multifunctional device based on Bi2S3/Pd: Localized heat channeling for efficient photothermic vaporization and real-time health monitoring

(2020) Xuemin Geng et al.   Nano Energy

Tailoring Nanoscale Surface Topography of Hydrogel for Efficient Solar Vapor Generation

(2019) Youhong Guo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Plasmonic Photothermal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

(2019) Minho Kim et al.   Advanced Science

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

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

(2019) Heshan Qi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-absorption solar steam device comprising Au@Bi2MoO6-CDs: Extraordinary desalination and electricity generation

(2019) Zemin Zheng et al.   Nano Energy

Solar-to-Steam Generation via Porous Black Membranes with Tailored Pore Structures

(2019) Kwangmo Go et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Exploring interface confined water flow and evaporation enables solar-thermal-electro integration towards clean water and electricity harvest via asymmetric functionalization strategy

(2019) Peng Xiao et al.   Nano Energy

Recent progress of nanostructured interfacial solar vapor generators

(2019) Fujun Tao et al.   Applied Materials Today

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

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

(2018) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

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

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

(2018) Weichao Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

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

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

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

Plasmonic polymer nanocomposites

(2018) Isabel Pastoriza-Santos et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

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

(2018) Jinlei Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Thin film technology for solar steam generation: A new dawn

(2018) Ammar H. Elsheikh et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Contactless steam generation and superheating under one sun illumination

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

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

(2018) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Solar-driven simultaneous steam production and electricity generation from salinity

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

Dynamically tuning near-infrared-induced photothermal performances of TiO2 nanocrystals by Nb doping for imaging-guided photothermal therapy of tumors

(2017) Nuo Yu et al.   Nanoscale

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

Scalable and low-cost synthesis of black amorphous Al-Ti-O nanostructure for high-efficient photothermal desalination

(2017) Luocai Yi et al.   Nano Energy

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

(2017) Xiuqiang Li et al.   National Science Review

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

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-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

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

Membrane Distillation Crystallization Applied to Brine Desalination: A Hierarchical Design Procedure

(2015) Carlos E. Pantoja et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought

(2015) Colin P. Kelley et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TiO2 Anatase with a Bandgap in the Visible Region

(2014) Christian Dette et al.   NANO LETTERS

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

A graphene-based broadband optical modulator

(2011) Ming Liu et al.   NATURE

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

(2011) M. Elimelech et al.   SCIENCE

Super black and ultrathin amorphous carbon film inspired by anti-reflection architecture in butterfly wing

(2010) Qibin Zhao et al.   CARBON

Plasmonic Cu2−xS Nanocrystals: Optical and Structural Properties of Copper-Deficient Copper(I) Sulfides

(2009) Yixin Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Conjugated Polymer Photovoltaic Materials with Broad Absorption Band and High Charge Carrier Mobility

(2008) Yongfang Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS