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Catalytic degradation of methylene blue through activation of bisulfite with CoO nanoparticles

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

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(2020) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Facile Preparation of Three-Dimensional MoS2 Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar Desalination

(2020) Qingmiao Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Flexible Salt-Rejecting Photothermal Paper Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide and Hydroxyapatite Nanowires for High-Efficiency Solar Energy-Driven Vapor Generation and Stable Desalination

(2020) Zhi-Chao Xiong et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Bioinspired Microstructured Materials for Optical and Thermal Regulation

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Cellular Structured CNTs@SiO 2 Nanofibrous Aerogels with Vertically Aligned Vessels for Salt‐Resistant Solar Desalination

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Controllable antibacterial and bacterially anti-adhesive surface fabricated by a bio-inspired beetle-like macromolecule

(2020) Jing Lin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Biologically inspired flexible photonic films for efficient passive radiative cooling

(2020) Haiwen Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wood-Based Solar Interface Evaporation Device with Self-Desalting and High Antibacterial Activity for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

(2020) Jin Yang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Omnidirectional, Broadband Light Absorption in a Hierarchical Nanoturf Membrane for an Advanced Solar‐Vapor Generator

(2020) Jong Uk Kim et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Gas Foaming Guided Fabrication of 3D Porous Plasmonic Nanoplatform with Broadband Absorption, Tunable Shape, Excellent Stability, and High Photothermal Efficiency for Solar Water Purification

(2020) Hui Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

Spectrum Tailored Defective 2D Semiconductor Nanosheets Aerogel for Full‐Spectrum‐Driven Photothermal Water Evaporation and Photochemical Degradation

(2020) Min‐Quan Yang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A MXene‐Based Hierarchical Design Enabling Highly Efficient and Stable Solar‐Water Desalination with Good Salt Resistance

(2020) Xiangqian Fan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Bioinspired Fractal Design of Waste Biomass‐Derived Solar–Thermal Materials for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation

(2020) Yang Geng et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A superhydrophobic textile inspired by polar bear hair for both in air and underwater thermal insulation

(2020) Ziyu Shao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Ultra‐Black Pinecone for Efficient Solar Steam Generation under Omnidirectional Illumination

(2020) Hongqiang Wang et al.   Advanced Sustainable Systems

Nacre-mimetic composite with intrinsic self-healing and shape-programming capability

(2019) Gaolai Du et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2019) Xu Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomimetic Polymer Film with Brilliant Brightness Using a One-Step Water Vapor-Induced Phase Separation Method

(2019) Weizhi Zou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL 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 Water Transport and Solar Steam Generation via Radially, Hierarchically Structured Aerogels

(2019) Weizhong Xu et al.   ACS Nano

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

Enhanced Photothermal Conversion by Hot-Electron Effect in Ultrablack Carbon Aerogel for Solar Steam Generation

(2019) Hongqiang Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Copper sulfide-macroporous polyacrylamide hydrogel for solar steam generation

(2019) Yu Sun et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Characteristics of the direct absorption solar collectors based on reduced graphene oxide nanofluids in solar steam evaporation

(2019) Zixin Hong et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Collective behaviors mediated multifunctional black sand aggregate towards environmentally adaptive solar-to-thermal purified water harvesting

(2019) Feng Ni et al.   Nano Energy

3D-Structured Carbonized Sunflower Heads for Improved Energy Efficiency in Solar Steam Generation

(2019) Peng Sun et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Self-assembled core-shell polydopamine@MXene with synergistic solar absorption capability for highly efficient solar-to-vapor generation

(2019) Xing Zhao et al.   Nano Research

A Thermally Insulating Textile Inspired by Polar Bear Hair

(2018) Ying Cui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

(2018) Fei Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Multifunctional Silica Nanotube Aerogels Inspired by Polar Bear Hair for Light Management and Thermal Insulation

(2018) Ai Du et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Bifunctional, Moth-Eye-Like Nanostructured Black Titania Nanocomposites for Solar-Driven Clean Water Generation

(2018) Xinghang Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Space-Confined Seeded Growth of Black Silver Nanostructures for Solar Steam Generation

(2018) Jinxing Chen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Carbonized Bamboos as Excellent 3D Solar Vapor‐Generation Devices

(2018) Yue Bian et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

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

(2018) Liangliang Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

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

(2018) Xuan Wu et al.   Nano Energy

A bioinspired capillary-driven pump for solar vapor generation

(2017) Huidong Liu et al.   Nano Energy

Bio-inspired, large scale, highly-scattering films for nanoparticle-alternative white surfaces

(2017) Julia Syurik et al.   Scientific Reports

Super Black Material from Low-Density Carbon Aerogels with Subwavelength Structures

(2016) Wei Sun et al.   ACS Nano

MOFs nanosheets derived porous metal oxide-coated three-dimensional substrates for lithium-ion battery applications

(2016) Guozhao Fang et al.   Nano Energy

Bio-inspired Plasmonic Nanoarchitectured Hybrid System Towards Enhanced Far Red-to-Near Infrared Solar Photocatalysis

(2016) Runyu Yan et al.   Scientific Reports

Photonic crystals cause active colour change in chameleons

(2015) Jérémie Teyssier et al.   Nature Communications

A two-dimensional zeolitic imidazolate framework with a cushion-shaped cavity for CO2 adsorption

(2013) Rizhi Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Snake velvet black: Hierarchical micro- and nanostructure enhances dark colouration in Bitis rhinoceros

(2013) Marlene Spinner et al.   Scientific Reports

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

(2010) Qibin Zhao et al.   CARBON