Direct laser writing carbonization of polyimide films enabled multilayer structures for the use in interfacial solar-driven water evaporation

Abstract

Due to their highly efficient and broad-band optical absorption characteristics, different types of carbon materials, e.g., carbon black, carbon fiber, carbon foam, carbon nanotube, graphene, etc., have been explored for...

A salt pollution self-cleaning Al based solar desalination evaporator fabricated using a picosecond laser

“…The result confirms that the ion concentration in the desalted water is significantly lower than the maximum allowable value specified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, 0.5%) and the World Health Organization (WHO, 1%). [46][47][48]…”

3D macroporous CUPC/g-C3N4 heterostructured composites for highly efficient multifunctional solar evaporation

“…The photothermal conversion efficiency is thus greatly improved by reducing the loss of heat energy compared to bulk evaporation. 3,4 It has been demonstrated that pure water can be condensed through the vaporization of sea water or dye solution, 5 heavy metal waste water and oil-in-water emulsion using polymeric, 6 carbonaceous, 7 and plasmonic 8 photothermal membranes.…”