A5035186499- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
- Photonic Crystals and Applications
- Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
- Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
- Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
- X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Crystallization and Solubility Studies
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
- Synthesis and Reactivity of Heterocycles
- Solid State Laser Technologies
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
- Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
- Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
- Geoscience and Mining Technology
- Machine Learning in Materials Science
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
- Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
- Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
- Hydrogen Storage and Materials
China University of Mining and Technology
2024
University of South Australia
2020-2024
Changhong (China)
2022-2024
Jiangsu University
2023-2024
Beijing Forestry University
2024
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
2024
Tsinghua University
2023-2024
Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
2019-2023
Anhui University of Finance and Economics
2023
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2023
Improving evaporation rate is extremely important to promote the application of solar steam generation in clean water production through seawater desalination. However, theoretical limit a normal two-dimensional (2D) photothermal evaporator only about 1.46 kg m–2 h–1. While 3D evaporators can break limit, they require much more raw materials. In this work, an effective approach for achieving high-yield via synergy 2D nanostructure-embedded all-in-one hybrid hydrogel and surface patterning...
Abstract Interfacial solar steam generation offers a promising and cost‐effective way for saline water desalination. However, salt accumulation deposition on photothermal materials during brine evaporation is detrimental to the stability sustainability of evaporation. Although several antisalt strategies are developed, it difficult simultaneously achieve high rates ( > 2.0 kg m −2 h −1 ) energy efficiencies. In this study, self‐rotating evaporator with dual zones (i.e., high‐temperature...
Interfacial solar steam generation is a highly efficient and sustainable technology for clean water production wastewater treatment. Although great progress has been achieved in improving evaporation rate energy efficiency, it's still challenging to fully eliminate the loss surrounding environment during generation. To achieve this, novel heatsink-like evaporator (HSE) developed herein. During evaporation, temperature on top surface can be regulated by fin structures of HSE. For evaporators...
Ni<sub>1</sub>Co<sub>3</sub>@PDA nanosheets were utilized as photothermal materials in a kerosene lamp-like evaporator for solar steam generation. A high evaporation rate of 2.42 kg m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> with corresponding energy efficiency beyond the theoretical limit was achieved.
Interfacial solar steam generation is an efficient water evaporation technology which has promising applications in desalination, sterilization, purification and treatment. A common component of evaporator design a thermal-insulation support placed between the photothermal surface bulk water. This configuration, 2-dimensional (2D) systems, minimizes heat loss from to water, thus localizing on for evaporation. subsequently directly adopted 3-dimensional (3D) evaporators without any...
Using minimal photothermal material to achieve maximum evaporation rate is extremely important for practical applications of interfacial solar technology. In this work, we found that with the increase in size surfaces, decreased. Both experimental and numerical simulation results confirmed when surface increased, middle portion acted as a "dead zone" little contribution water evaporation. Based on this, was selectively removed, counterintuitively, both vapor output were increased due...
Solar steam generation offers a sustainable strategy to mitigate global clean water scarcity. To this end, 3D photothermal evaporators have attracted increasing research interest since they can significantly improve both evaporation rate and energy efficiency. However, compared the 2D evaporators, ones consume more raw materials occupy storage space, which limits their applications for practical portable solar generation. address issue, hollow compressible evaporator is designed fabricated...
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...
An affordable and easy-to-fabricate solar evaporation-based crystallizer (SEC) was developed to implement interfacial brine evaporation towards zero liquid discharge (ZLD).
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...
Abstract Interfacial solar evaporation‐based seawater desalination is regarded as one of the most promising strategies to alleviate freshwater scarcity. However, evaporation rate real significantly constricted by ubiquitous salts present in seawater. In addition common issue salt accumulation on surface during evaporation, strong hydration between ions and water molecules leads a lower for compared pure water. Here facile general strategy developed reverse this occurrence, that is, making...
Rare-earth-ion-doped upconversion (UC) nanoparticles have generated considerable interest because of their potential application in solar cells, biological labeling, therapeutics, and imaging. However, the applications UC were still limited low emission efficiency. Photonic crystals noble metal are applied extensively to enhance rare earth ions. In present work, a novel substrate consisting inverse opal photonic Ag was prepared by template-assisted method, which used NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+...
An interfacial gelation coating method is developed to selectively coat photothermal materials on 3D substrate surfaces which dramatically reduces the consumption of while delivering superior performance in solar evaporation.
Herein, using hierarchical porous CuS–cellulose composite as photothermal materials, a 3D opened hollow evaporator is designed and fabricated to target high solar evaporation rates. Such unique structure not only imparts the with an efficient water by minimizing energy loss, introducing cold surfaces for drawing additional from bulk surrounding air, but also fully activates on both inner outer surfaces, thus delivering superior rates compared enclosed evaporators. Moreover, under convective...
Abstract Passive radiative cooling without energy consumption is increasingly being explored as an eco‐friendly alternative to electric for mitigating heat stress caused by global warming. Incorporating into personal thermal management has garnered widespread interest. However, existing sub‐ambient textiles face challenges related inferior solar reflectance, poor outdoor durability, or health concerns. Here, a durable multilayer silk textile (MST) developed that achieves excellent...
Water, energy, and food security are the three most critical elements for achieving 2030 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. While much effort has been focused on development of interfacial solar evaporation technology seawater desalination, limited directed towards potential sustainable agricultural applications. This work addresses this gap by developing a self-sustaining solar-driven offshore double-layered sea farm system to address growing global shortages in clean water,...
To harvest and reuse low-temperature waste heat, we propose realize an emergent concept—barocaloric thermal batteries based on the large inverse barocaloric effect of ammonium thiocyanate (NH 4 SCN). Thermal charging is initialized upon pressurization through order-to-disorder phase transition, discharging 43 J g −1 takes place at depressurization, which 11 times more than input mechanical energy. The thermodynamic equilibrium nature pressure-restrained heat-carrying guarantees stable...
Abstract Direct conversion of low‐grade heat into electricity by thermal electrochemical cells is a promising strategy for energy generation. For stable heat‐to‐electricity conversion, maintaining induced temperature difference between the cell electrodes essential. Here, thermogalvanic consisting cellulose fiber‐based porous aerogel, liquid electrolyte, reduced graphene oxide light absorber, and carbon nanotube‐based designed harvesting conversion. The low conductivity aerogel enables...
The death of dopaminergic neurons is a dominant factor during the occurrence and development Parkinson's disease (PD). Previous studies demonstrated that ferroptosis implicated in neurons. Besides, polyphenols have been proven to be effective preventing This work aims explore neuroprotective effect mechanism thonningianin A (Th A), polyphenolic compound natural plant foods, against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced cells. results molecular docking other binding assays collectively Th can...
Pressure-induced topochemical polymerization of molecular crystals with various stackings is a promising way to synthesize materials different co-existing sub-structures. Here, by compressing the azobenzene crystal containing two kinds intermolecular stacking, we synthesized an ordered van der Waals carbon nanoribbon (CNR) heterostructure in one step. Azobenzene polymerizes via [4 + 2] hetero-Diels-Alder (HDA) reaction phenylazo-phenyl layer A and para-polymerization phenyl B at 18 GPa, as...