ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 1, 2025
Interfacial
solar
vapor
generation
(ISVG)
technology
has
been
considered
a
promising
and
sustainable
strategy
for
seawater
desalination
wastewater
treatment.
However,
its
practical
application
is
greatly
limited
due
to
severe
salt
accumulation
poor
long-term
evaporation
stability.
Herein,
an
all-cellulose-based
wicking
fabric
(CB@CA/CF)
fabricated
via
breath
figure
template
(BFT)
method
high-performance
stable
desalination.
The
abundant
porous
structure
of
carbon
black@cellulose
acetate
(CB@CA)
endows
the
evaporator
with
high
light
absorption
(∼96.9%)
rapid
steam
escape.
hydrophilic
CA
network
also
changes
hydration
state
reduces
water
enthalpy.
More
importantly,
unique
double-layer
CB@CA
cotton
(CF)
produces
antigravitational
effect,
providing
sufficient
supply
preventing
on
surface.
As
result,
CB@CA/CF
can
achieve
rates
2.08
kg
m-2
h-1
in
pure
1.98
3.5
wt
%
NaCl
solution
under
one-sun
irradiation,
without
any
over
8
h.
Moreover,
designed
floating
system
obtain
freshwater
collection
8.39
per
day
natural
environmental
conditions.
This
work
provides
effective
path
developing
highly
efficient
acquisition
shows
great
prospects
field
Advanced Sustainable Systems,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
6(9)
Published: July 6, 2022
Abstract
Solar
energy
is
a
green,
sustainable,
and
de
facto
inexhaustible
source
for
mankind.
The
conversion
of
solar
into
other
forms
has
attracted
extensive
research
interest
due
to
climate
change
the
crisis.
Among
all
technologies,
photothermal
exhibits
unique
advantages
when
applied
water
purification,
desalination,
high‐temperature
heterogeneous
catalysis,
anti‐bacterial
treatments,
deicing.
In
this
review,
various
mechanisms
based
on
different
heat
release
are
summarized
some
latest
examples
presented.
addition,
necessary
prerequisites
solar‐driven
materials
toward
their
practical
applications
also
discussed.
Further,
advances
in
discussed,
focusing
types
applications.
Finally,
summary
given
challenges
opportunities
This
review
aims
give
comprehensive
understanding
emerging
technologies
effect,
especially
by
using
nanomaterials
nanostructures.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(8), P. 12801 - 12812
Published: Aug. 10, 2022
Advanced
textiles
designed
for
personal
thermal
management
contribute
to
thermoregulation
in
an
individual
and
energy-saving
manner.
Textiles
incorporated
with
phase
changing
materials
(PCMs)
are
capable
of
bridging
the
supply
demand
energy
by
absorbing
releasing
latent
heat.
The
integration
solar
heating
Joule
function
supplies
multidriving
resources,
facilitates
charging
storage,
expands
service
time
application
scenarios.
Herein,
we
report
a
fibrous
membrane-based
textile
that
was
developed
designing
hierarchical
core–sheath
fiber
structure
trimode
management.
Especially,
coaxial
electrospinning
allows
effective
encapsulation
PCMs,
high
heat
enthalpy
density
(106.9
J/g),
enabling
membrane
buffer
drastic
temperature
changes
clothing
microclimate.
favorable
photothermal
conversion
performance
renders
saturated
70.5
°C
(1
sun),
benefiting
from
synergistic
effect
multiple
light
harvesters.
Moreover,
conductive
coating
endows
composite
admirable
electrothermal
performance,
reaching
73.8
(4.2
V).
flexible
membranes
integrated
reversible
change,
multi-source-driven
heating,
storage
present
great
advantages
all-day,
energy-saving,
wearable
applications.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 8329 - 8337
Published: May 13, 2022
Water-soluble
volatile
organic
compounds
(VOCs)
are
among
the
most
difficult-to-treat
species
during
wastewater
treatment.
The
current
purification
and
removal
of
high-concentration
VOCs
still
rely
on
energy-consuming
distillation
high-pressure
driven
reverse
osmosis
technology.
There
is
an
urgent
need
for
advanced
technology
that
can
effectively
remove
from
water.
Here,
we
report
a
metal-organic
framework
(MOF)/polyaniline
(PANI)
nanofiber
array
composite
photothermal
membrane
water
via
molecular
sieving
solar-driven
evaporation
process.
modified
zeolitic
imidazole
framework-8
(ZIF-8)
layer
grown
PANI
acts
as
to
evaporate
but
intercept
VOCs.
exhibits
high
rejection
high-water
rate
containing
different
concentrations
When
treating
with
concentration
up
400
mg
L-1,
99%
1.0
kg
m-2
h-1
under
1
sun
irradiation
(1
kW
m-2).
Our
work
combines
sieve
effect
process,
which
provides
effective
strategy
treatment
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.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(13), P. 16640 - 16653
Published: March 23, 2023
Solar-powered
interfacial
evaporation
has
been
recognized
to
be
a
promising
and
sustainable
technology
for
seawater
desalination,
in
view
of
the
challenge
freshwater
scarcity
fossil
energy
storage.
Nevertheless,
current
cutting-edge
systems
mostly
ignore
issues
intermittent
solar
irradiation
bacterial
contamination.
We
have
hereby
developed
novel
type
an
evaporator
equipped
with
carbon
black
(CB)/chitosan
(CS)-decorated
phase-change
microcapsules
as
multifunctional
photothermal
material
solar-powered
based
on
highly
efficient,
antibacterial,
salt-resistant
multipurpose
strategy.
In
microcapsules,
n-docosane
(PCM)
core
was
engulfed
TiO2
shell,
followed
by
surface
decorating
CB/CS
nanocomposite
layer.
A
high
thermal
energy-storage
capacity
more
than
140
J
g-1
achieved,
thanks
tight
sealing
PCM
perfect
core-shell
structured
microcapsules.
Moreover,
rational
combination
CS
CB
nanoparticles
not
only
contributes
extremely
absorption
efficiency
95.04%
good
wettability
as-synthesized
but
also
imparts
outstanding
antibacterial
abilities
them.
These
innovative
designs
enable
gain
rate
2.58
kg
m-2
h-1,
along
higher
90%
consecutive
stable
under
illumination.
Compared
conventional
evaporators
without
PCM,
there
is
increase
1.03
total
water
production
develop
natural
illumination
8
h
semicloudy
day.
The
resultant
evaporated
presents
vegetation
compatibility
meet
requirement
crop
growth
agricultural
cultivation.
This
work
provides
new
pathway
designing
developing
high-performance
prominent
produce
purified
through
desalination.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(7), P. 10088 - 10129
Published: July 5, 2022
Flexible
in-plane
architecture
micro-supercapacitors
(MSCs)
are
competitive
candidates
for
on-chip
miniature
energy
storage
applications
owing
to
their
light
weight,
small
size,
high
flexibility,
as
well
the
advantages
of
short
charging
time,
power
density,
and
long
cycle
life.
However,
tedious
time-consuming
processes
required
manufacturing
high-resolution
interdigital
electrodes
using
conventional
approaches.
In
contrast,
laser
processing
technique
enables
high-efficiency
high-precision
patterning
advanced
nanostructured
electrodes.
this
review,
recent
advances
in
flexible
MSCs
comprehensively
summarized.
Various
techniques
synthesis,
modification,
electrode
materials,
including
pyrolysis,
reduction,
oxidation,
growth,
activation,
sintering,
doping,
ablation,
discussed.
particular,
some
special
features
merits
highlighted,
impacts
types
parameters
on
with
desired
morphologies/structures
formation
high-quality
nanoshaped
graphene,
selective
deposition
controllable
nanopore
etching
heteroatom
efficient
sintering
nanometal
products.
Finally,
current
challenges
prospects
associated
also
This
review
will
provide
a
useful
guidance
devices
beyond.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: June 29, 2023
Thermal
management
is
essential
in
our
body
as
it
affects
various
bodily
functions,
ranging
from
thermal
discomfort
to
serious
organ
failures,
an
example
of
the
worst-case
scenario.
There
have
been
extensive
studies
about
wearable
materials
and
devices
that
augment
thermoregulatory
functionalities
body,
employing
diverse
systematic
approaches
attaining
homeostasis.
This
paper
reviews
recent
progress
functional
contribute
wearables,
particularly
emphasizing
strategic
methodology
regulate
temperature.
exist
several
methods
promote
personal
a
form.
For
instance,
we
can
impede
heat
transfer
using
thermally
insulating
material
with
extremely
low
conductivity
or
directly
cool
skin
surface.
Thus,
classify
many
into
two
branches,
passive
active
modes,
which
are
further
subdivided
specific
strategies.
Apart
discussing
strategies
their
mechanisms,
also
identify
weaknesses
each
strategy
scrutinize
its
potential
direction
should
follow
make
substantial
contributions
future
regulatory
industries.
