Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
20(3)
Published: Sept. 7, 2023
Abstract
Robust,
ultrathin,
and
environmental‐friendliness
papers
that
synergize
high‐efficiency
electromagnetic
interference
(EMI)
shielding,
personal
thermal
management,
wearable
heaters
are
essential
for
next‐generation
smart
devices.
Herein,
MXene
nanocomposite
paper
with
a
nacre‐like
structure
EMI
shielding
electrothermal/photothermal
conversion
is
fabricated
by
vacuum
filtration
of
Ti
3
C
2
T
x
modified
sawdust.
The
hydrogen
bonding
highly
oriented
enhance
the
mechanical
properties
sawdust/MXene
composite
(SM
paper).
SM
50
wt%
content
shows
strength
23
MPa
toughness
13
MJ·M
−3
.
conductivity
10
195
S·m
−1
,
resulting
in
an
effectiveness
(SE)
67.9
dB
specific
SE
value
(SSE/t)
8486
dB·cm
·g
In
addition,
exhibits
excellent
management
performance
including
high
light/electro‐to‐thermal
conversion,
rapid
Joule
heating
photothermal
response,
sufficient
stability.
Notably,
low
infrared
emissivity
distinguished
stealth
performance,
camouflaging
high‐temperature
heater
surface
147–81
°C.
SM‐based
e‐skin
achieves
visualization
realizes
human
motions
monitoring.
This
work
presents
new
strategy
designing
MXene‐based
devices
great
artificial
intelligence,
applications.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(23)
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
Abstract
In
the
last
decade,
interfacial
solar
steam
generation
(ISSG),
powered
by
natural
sunlight
garnered
significant
attention
due
to
its
great
potential
for
low‐cost
and
environmentally
friendly
clean
water
production
in
alignment
with
global
decarbonization
efforts.
This
review
aims
share
knowledge
engage
a
broader
readership
about
current
progress
of
ISSG
technology
facing
challenges
promote
further
advancements
toward
practical
applications.
The
first
part
this
assesses
strategies
enhancing
energy
efficiency
systems,
including
optimizing
light
absorption,
reducing
losses,
harvesting
additional
energy,
lowering
evaporation
enthalpy.
Subsequently,
faced
technologies,
notably
salt
accumulation
bio‐fouling
issues
applications,
are
elucidated
contemporary
methods
discussed
overcome
these
challenges.
end,
applications
ISSG,
ranging
from
initial
seawater
desalination
industrial
wastewater
purification
power
generation,
sterilization,
soil
remediation,
innovative
concept
sea
farm,
introduced,
highlighting
promising
contributing
sustainable
conscious
practices.
Based
on
in‐depth
understanding
aspects,
future
research
focuses
proposed
address
both
fundamental
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(33)
Published: May 1, 2023
Abstract
Benefiting
from
inherent
lightweight,
flexibility,
and
good
adaptability
to
human
body,
functional
textiles
are
attracting
tremendous
attention
cope
with
wearable
issues
in
sustainable
applications
around
beings.
In
this
feature
article,
a
comprehensive
thoughtful
review
is
proposed
regarding
research
activities
of
smart
properties.
Specifically,
brief
exposition
highlighting
the
significance
rising
demands
novel
throughout
society
begun.
Next,
systematic
provided
about
fabrication
1D
spinning,
2D
modification,
3D
construction,
their
diverse
functionality
as
well
applications,
showing
clear
picture
evolved
readers.
How
engineer
compositions,
structures,
properties
elaborated
achieve
different
All
these
tunable,
upgraded,
versatile
make
developed
suited
for
extensive
ranging
environmental
monitoring
or
freshwater
access
personal
protection
power
supply.
Finally,
simple
summary
critical
analysis
drawn,
emphasis
on
insight
into
remaining
challenges
future
directions.
With
worldwide
efforts,
advance
breakthrough
textile
functionalization
expounded
will
promote
revolution
intelligence
era.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(49)
Published: Aug. 23, 2023
Space
charge
transfer
of
heterostructures
driven
by
the
work-function-induced
built-in
field
can
regulate
electronic
structure
catalysts
and
boost
catalytic
activity.
Herein,
an
epitaxial
heterojunction
catalyst
CoO/Mo2
C
with
interfacial
electron
redistribution
induced
work
functions
(WFs)
is
constructed
for
overall
water
splitting
via
a
novel
top-down
strategy.
Theoretical
simulations
experimental
results
unveil
that
WFs-induced
facilitates
from
CoO
to
Mo2
through
formed
"Co─C─Mo"
bond
at
interface
C,
achieving
redistribution,
further
optimizing
Gibbs
free
energy
primitive
reaction
step
then
accelerating
kinetics
hydrogen
evolution
(HER).
As
expected,
effects
exhibits
excellent
HER
activity
only
needing
overpotential
107
mV
achieve
10
mA
cm-2
stability
60-h
continuous
catalyzing.
Besides,
assembled
behaves
outstanding
performance
toward
(1.58
V
).
This
provides
possibility
designing
materials
based
on
arising
application
in
other
fields.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36(5)
Published: Sept. 5, 2023
Abstract
Continuously
increasing
demand
for
the
life‐critical
water
resource
induces
severe
global
shortages.
It
is
imperative
to
advance
effective,
economic,
and
environmentally
sustainable
strategies
augment
clean
supply.
The
present
work
reviews
recent
reports
on
interfacial
engineering
devices
design
of
solar
vapor
generation
(SVG)
system
boosting
viability
drinkable
harvesting.
Particular
emphasis
placed
basic
principles
associated
with
evaporators
capable
efficient
solar‐to‐thermal
conversion
resulting
freshwater
via
eliminating
pollutants
from
quality‐impaired
sources.
critical
configurations
manufacturing
fast
condensation
then
highlighted
harvest
potable
liquid
water.
Fundamental
practical
challenges,
along
prospects
targeted
materials
architecture
modifications
SVG
are
also
outlined,
aiming
provide
future
directions
inspiring
research
efforts
in
this
emerging
exciting
field.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(52)
Published: Aug. 27, 2023
Abstract
Interfacial
solar
steam
generators
(ISSGs)
can
capture
energy
and
concentrate
the
heat
at
gas–liquid
interface,
resulting
in
efficient
water
evaporation.
However,
traditional
ISSGs
have
limitations
long‐term
seawater
desalination
processes,
such
as
limited
light
absorption
area,
slow
transport
speed,
severe
surface
salt
accumulation,
weak
mechanical
performance.
Inspired
by
lotus
seedpods,
a
novel
ISSG
(rGO‐SA‐PSF)
is
developed
treating
3D
warp‐knitted
spacer
fabric
with
plasma
(PSF)
combining
it
sodium
alginate
(SA)
reduces
graphene
oxide
(rGO).
The
rGO‐SA‐PSF
utilizes
core‐suction
effect
to
achieve
rapid
pumping
employs
aerogel
encapsulate
plasma‐treated
yarns
create
seedpod‐inspired
hydrophilic
stems,
innovatively
constructing
multiple
directional
channels.
Simultaneously,
large
holes
of
on
upper
layer
form
head
concave
holes,
enabling
capture.
Under
1
kW
m
−2
illumination,
exhibits
evaporation
rate
1.85
kg
h
−1
,
an
efficiency
96.4%.
Additionally,
shows
superior
tolerance
(with
no
accumulation
during
continuous
for
10
10%
brine)
self‐desalination
performance
processes.
This
biomimetic
offers
promising
solution
stable
wastewater
purification.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(49)
Published: Aug. 21, 2023
Abstract
2D
MXene
is
highly
preferred
for
photothermal
energy
conversion
and
microwave
absorption.
However,
the
aggregation
issue,
insufficient
dielectric
loss
capacity,
lack
of
magnetic
capacity
severely
hinder
its
practical
applications.
Herein,
authors
propose
multi‐dimensional
nanostructure
engineering
to
electrostatically
assemble
layered
double
hydroxides
(LDH)
derived
from
ZIF‐67
polyhedron
into
a
3D
hollow
framework
(LDH@MXene),
subsequently
calcined
construct
Co
nanoparticle‐modified
C‐LDH@MXene
encapsulate
paraffin
wax
(PW)
phase
change
material
(PCM).
The
not
only
prevents
but
also
contributes
high
thermal
storage
density
(131.04
J
g
−1
).
Benefiting
conductive
network
facilitating
rapid
transport
photons
phonons
interface
interior
synergistic
localized
surface
plasmon
resonance
(LSPR)
effect
nanoparticles,
C‐LDH@MXene‐PW
composite
PCM
yielded
efficiency
96.52%.
Besides,
PCMs
exhibited
efficient
absorption
with
minimum
reflection
−20.87
dB
at
13.30
GHz
matching
thickness
2
mm.
This
distinctive
design
provides
constructive
references
development
integrated
materials
