A solar-electro-thermal evaporation system with high water-production based on a facile integrated evaporator

Abstract

Newer efficient photo-thermal materials and structural engineering have been developed to combine solar energy with seawater to produce water for human consumption or irrigation. However, the water production rate still...

Localized interfacial activation effect within interconnected porous photothermal matrix to promote solar-driven water evaporation

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All-Day Anti-Icing/Deicing Film Based on Combined Photo-Electro-Thermal Conversion

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Porous evaporators with special wettability for low-grade heat-driven water desalination

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