Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Recent advances in activating surface reconstruction for the high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction

L Gao, X Cui, CD Sewell, J Li, Z Lin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A climax in the development of cost-effective and high-efficiency transition metal-based
electrocatalysts has been witnessed recently for sustainable energy and related conversion …

Construction of full solar-spectrum available S-scheme heterojunction for boosted photothermal-assisted photocatalytic H2 production

Y Shi, L Li, Z Xu, F Guo, W Shi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of photocatalysts that maximize the use of solar spectra for photocatalysis
for obtaining more efficient photocatalysts is urgently needed. Herein, the core–shell Co 3 O …

Porous organic polymers for light-driven organic transformations

Z Zhang, J Jia, Y Zhi, S Ma, X Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
As a new generation of porous materials, porous organic polymers (POPs), have recently
emerged as a powerful platform of heterogeneous photocatalysis. POPs are constructed …

Recent advances in carbon‐based materials for solar‐driven interfacial photothermal conversion water evaporation: assemblies, structures, applications, and …

Y Li, Y Shi, H Wang, T Liu, X Zheng, S Gao… - Carbon Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of fresh water in the world has brought upon a serious crisis to human health
and economic development. Solar‐driven interfacial photothermal conversion water …

Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions

Y Lu, D Fan, Z Shen, H Zhang, H Xu, X Yang - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Interfacial solar evaporation technology is recognized as one of the most promising
strategies to address freshwater scarcity issues. To realize the sustainability of this …

Inorganic–organic hybrid nanomaterials for photothermal antibacterial therapy

X Qi, Y Xiang, E Cai, XX Ge, X Chen, W Zhang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The clinical management of bacterial infections has become a growing global public health
challenge. Such therapy is presently limited to antibiotics, but the misuse of antibiotics has …

Solar-powered sustainable water production: state-of-the-art technologies for sunlight–energy–water nexus

Z Li, X Xu, X Sheng, P Lin, J Tang, L Pan, YV Kaneti… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alternative water resources (seawater, brackish water, atmospheric water, sewage, etc.) can
be converted into clean freshwater via high-efficiency, energy-saving, and cost-effective …

Stimuli-responsive polydopamine-based smart materials

P Yang, F Zhu, Z Zhang, Y Cheng, Z Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli responsiveness has long been a fascinating feature of smart material design.
Polydopamine (PDA), a nature inspired polymeric pigment, exhibits excellent photo …

Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis

C Song, Z Wang, Z Yin, D Xiao, D Ma - Chem Catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
Solar energy provides an alternative, sustainable, and clean source of energy to meet the
global energy demands without extra carbon emissions. However, the utilization efficiency of …