Solar Energy Conversion: Multifunctional Solar Waterways: Plasma‐Enabled Self‐Cleaning Nanoarchitectures for Energy‐Efficient Desalination (Adv. Energy Mater. 30/2019). Issue 30 (14th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Shenghao; Xiong, Guoping; Yang, Huachao; Gong, Biyao; Tian, Yikuan; Xu, Chenxuan; Wang, Yan; Fisher, Timothy; Yan, Jianhua; Cen, Kefa; Luo, Tengfei; Tu, Xin; Bo, Zheng; Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken)
• Is Part Of: Advanced energy materials. Volume 9:Issue 30(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-08-14
• Subjects: energy conversion materials -- plasma graphene fabrication -- plasma nanotechnology -- self‐cleaning -- water desalination; Energy harvesting -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Materials -- Periodicals; Photovoltaics -- Periodicals; Fuel cells -- Periodicals; Thermoelectric materials -- Periodicals; 621.31
• DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201970119
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1614-6832

Abstract

Abstract : In article number1901286, Zheng Bo and co‐workers produce on‐surface waterways by integrating hydrophilic on‐surface light‐absorbers and hydrophobic internal thermal‐insulators into an all‐carbon nanoarchitecture with self‐cleaning and anti‐salt‐fouling behavior. The heat conduction loss for solar desalination is thus suppressed, achieving high solar‐vapor efficiency, high daily clean water yield, and long‐term stability.