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Solar-driven simultaneous steam production and electricity generation from salinity

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High-Performance Photothermal Conversion of Narrow-Bandgap Ti2O3Nanoparticles

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

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In Situ Reduction of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets in Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogel by γ-Ray Irradiation and Its Influence on Mechanical and Tribological Properties

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

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

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

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

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

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Comparative analyses on isothermal kinetics of water evaporation and hydrogel dehydration by a novel nucleation kinetics model

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

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Improved Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Co-assembled Folic Acid Gel with Aniline and Polyaniline

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Structural changes of water in poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel during dehydration

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Solar steam generation by heat localization

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3D nanostructured conductive polymer hydrogels for high-performance electrochemical devices

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Compact solar autoclave based on steam generation using broadband light-harvesting nanoparticles

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

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Influence of Surface Defects and Aging of Coated Surfaces on Fouling Behavior

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The potential of solar-driven humidification–dehumidification desalination for small-scale decentralized water production

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Solar thermal desalination technologies

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