Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(40)
Published: April 16, 2024
Abstract
Convenient
and
green
hydroelectricity
generation
(HG)
systems
are
widely
studied
to
cope
with
the
energy
crisis.
Electricity
can
be
generated
through
streaming
potential
merely
water
droplets.
Nevertheless,
operational
requirement
of
persistent
supply
restricts
durability
practicality
HG.
Solar‐driven
steam
continuous
sufficient
flow
has
become
a
promising
integration
way
enhance
HG
sustainability.
However,
most
evaporation‐accelerated
generators
threatened
by
excessive
wetting
decay
ionic
erosion
damage,
which
significantly
impair
charge
accumulation
durability.
To
address
this
issue,
carbon
black/polypyrrole
decorated
Tencel
framework
(CPF)
tunable
is
fabricated
twisting
braiding
technology.
The
modified
rate,
height,
content
ensure
rapid
ion
migration,
appropriate
boundary,
brine
circulation,
respectively.
aqueous
strength
optimized
desalination‐integrated
Hence,
CPF
evaporator
shows
an
efficient,
self‐operating,
sustainable
output
0.73
V,
0.6
µA,
2.38
kg
m
−2
h
−1
in
3.5
wt.%
under
1
sun
radiation
without
salt
deposition.
scalable,
prolonged,
adaptable
outdoor
operation
throughout
daytime
ensures
clean
production
electricity
freshwater.
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 Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(47)
Published: July 3, 2023
Abstract
Solar‐powered
vapor
evaporation
(SVG),
based
on
the
liquid‐gas
phase
conversion
concept
using
solar
energy,
has
been
given
close
attention
as
a
promising
technology
to
address
global
water
shortage.
At
molecular
level,
molecules
escaping
from
liquid
should
overcome
attraction
of
surface
layer
evaporate.
For
this
reason,
it
is
better
reduce
energy
required
for
by
breaking
smaller
number
hydrogen
bonds
or
forming
weak
ensure
efficient
and
convenient
production.
Many
novel
evaporator
materials
effective
activation
strategies
have
proposed
stimulate
rapid
steam
production
surpass
theoretical
thermal
limit.
However,
an
in‐depth
understanding
phase/enthalpy
change
process
unclear.
In
review,
summary
analyses
vaporization
enthalpy,
general
calculations,
characterization
methods
provided.
Various
mechanisms
are
also
outlined
enthalpy
in
evaporators.
Moreover,
unsolved
issues
associated
with
critically
discussed
provide
direction
future
research.
Meanwhile,
significant
pioneering
developments
made
SVG
highlighted,
hoping
relatively
entire
chain
more
scholars
who
just
stepping
into
field.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(24)
Published: March 14, 2023
Abstract
Improving
interfacial
solar
evaporation
performance
is
crucial
for
the
practical
application
of
this
technology
in
solar‐driven
seawater
desalination.
Lowering
enthalpy
one
most
promising
and
effective
strategies
to
significantly
improve
rate.
In
study,
a
new
pathway
lower
vaporization
by
introducing
heterogeneous
interactions
between
hydrophilic
hybrid
materials
water
molecules
developed.
2D
MoN
1.2
nanosheets
are
synthesized
integrated
with
rGO
form
stacked
‐rGO
heterostructures
massive
junction
interfaces
evaporation.
Molecular
dynamics
simulation
confirms
that
atomic
thick
simultaneously
interact
molecules,
while
remarkably
different.
These
cause
an
imbalanced
state,
which
easily
breaks
hydrogen
bonds
leading
dramatically
lowered
improved
rate
(2.6
kg
m
−2
h
−1
).
This
study
provides
strategy
designing
2D‐2D
regulate
evaporate
clean
production.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(21), P. 7389 - 7460
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
overview
of
photothermal
regulation
strategies
from
fundamentals,
criteria,
and
advanced
materials
to
emerging
applications.
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
2, P. e9120062 - e9120062
Published: March 8, 2023
Interfacial
solar
evaporation
(ISE)
is
a
promising
technology
to
relieve
worldwide
freshwater
shortages
owing
its
high
energy
conversion
efficiency
and
environmentally
sustainable
potential.
So
far,
many
innovative
materials
evaporators
have
been
proposed
applied
in
ISE
enable
highly
controllable
efficient
solar-to-thermal
conversion.
With
rational
design,
can
achieve
excellent
management
for
lowering
loss,
harvesting
extra
energy,
efficiently
utilizing
the
system
improve
production.
Beyond
that,
strategy
of
reducing
water
vaporization
enthalpy
by
introducing
molecular
engineering
water-state
regulation
has
also
demonstrated
as
an
effective
approach
boost
ISE.
Based
on
these,
this
article
discusses
nexus
two-dimensional
(2D)
three-dimensional
(3D)
separately
reviews
strategies
design
fabrication
systems.
The
summarized
work
offers
significant
perspectives
guiding
future
systems
with
management,
which
pave
pathways
practical
applications.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 2088 - 2099
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
perspective
highlights
the
challenges
and
opportunities
in
interfacial
evaporation,
heat
water
management,
materials
synthesis,
device
development
for
solar
steam
generation.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(21)
Published: March 8, 2023
Abstract
The
rational
design
of
economic
and
high‐performance
electrocatalytic
water‐splitting
systems
is
great
significance
for
energy
environmental
sustainability.
Developing
a
sustainable
conversion‐assisted
process
provides
promising
novel
approach
to
effectively
boost
its
performance.
Herein,
self‐sustained
system
originated
from
the
heterostructure
perovskite
oxide
with
2D
Ti
3
C
2
T
x
MXene
on
Ni
foam
(La
1‐x
Sr
CoO
/Ti
MXene/Ni)
that
shows
high
activity
solar‐powered
water
evaporation
simultaneous
splitting
presented.
all‐in‐one
interfacial
electrocatalyst
exhibits
highly
improved
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
performance
low
overpotential
279
mV
at
10
mA
cm
−2
small
Tafel
slope
74.3
dec
−1
,
superior
previously
reported
oxide‐based
electrocatalysts.
Density
functional
theory
calculations
reveal
integration
La
0.9
0.1
can
lower
barrier
electron
transfer
decrease
OER
overpotential,
while
COMSOL
simulations
unveil
solar
could
induce
OH
−
enrichment
near
catalyst
surfaces
enhance
convection
flow
above
catalysts
remove
generated
gas,
remarkably
accelerating
kinetics
splitting.
