Recently, solar-driven interfacial water evaporation has shown great potential in desalination. In a practical application, the inevitable pollution and accumulation of salt that make the evaporation efficient cannot be maintained for a long time. Herein, we report a flexible and economical superhydrophobic photothermal membrane composed of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane modification, with a piece of expanded polystyrene used for support and thermal insulation. The prepared floating evaporation device showed a high energy efficiency of 91.1% and an evaporation rate of 1.41 kg m −2 h −1 under one solar irradiation, and neither salt accumulation nor a significant decrease in the evaporation rate of the device was observed after continuous operation for either 40 h or 18 evaporation cycles. In addition, the self-cleaning performance of the membrane enabled its surface to maintain high absorbance for a long time. With the stable and efficient evaporation performance of this device, it provided guidance for the application of efficient and long-term stable solar desalination.
Perovskite nanomaterials have been fascinating for commercial applications and fundamental research owing to their excellent optical properties and satisfactory processability. They are expected to be alternative downconversion materials in phosphor-converted LEDs for lighting or display technology. However, owing to their low formation energy and large specific surface area, perovskite nanomaterials are sensitive to environmental stress like humidity, heat, etc. In this paper, cubic CsPbI 3 quantum dots (QDs) with improved stability are synthesized using (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES). These luminescent CsPbI 3 QDs passivated by APTES not only show excellent stability when stored in hexane but also possess outstanding steadiness for lattice structure when prepared as a thin film in open air. They do not decompose immediately in the water. Such excellent stability is attributed to the hindrance from hydrolysis of APTES, which forms an analogous core−shell structure to protect the "core" CsPbI 3 QDs. Furthermore, an additional iodine source is added to enhance their emissionm and CsPbI 3 QDs with a PLQY of 84% are synthesized.
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