Toward Low‐Temperature Zinc‐Ion Batteries: Strategy, Progress, and Prospect in Vanadium‐Based Cathodes

L Jia, H Hu, X Cheng, H Dong, H Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐temperature vanadium‐based zinc ion batteries (LT‐VZIBs) have attracted much
attention in recent years due to their excellent theoretical specific capacities, low cost, and …

Structure integration and architecture of solar-driven interfacial desalination from miniaturization designs to industrial applications

C Dang, Y Cao, H Nie, W Lang, J Zhang, G Xu, M Zhu - Nature Water, 2024 - nature.com
Solar desalination holds great promise for addressing global water scarcity and reducing
carbon footprints. In recent years, thermally localized solar interfacial desalination processes …

Multifunctional solar evaporator with adjustable island structure improves performance and salt discharge capacity of desalination

J Wu, Z Cui, Y Yu, B Yue, J Hu, J Qu, J Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) is the main method to get fresh water from
seawater or wastewater. The balance between evaporation rate and salt resistance is still a …

A natural gain strategy of passive cycling water vapour escape toward efficient freshwater purification

L Mi, Z Zhang, X Zhang, C Han, W Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar interfacial evaporation offers an economical and efficient solution to the global
shortage of freshwater resources, and the introduction of the side evaporation surface brings …

Strategic design of porous interfacial evaporators: A comprehensive review unveiling the significant role of pore engineering

C Dai, Z Li, K Zheng, JH Zhang, R Dai, D Luo, H Gao… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) has emerged as a promising technology owing to
its enhanced heat and mass transfer characteristics when compared to conventional …

Directional‐Thermal‐Conductive Phase Change Composites Enabling Efficient and Durable Water‐Electricity Co‐Generation Beyond Daytime

H Yang, Z Hu, S Wu, J Yan, K Cen… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven water‐electricity co‐generation (WEC) emerges as a viable solution to address
global freshwater and energy scarcity. Phase change materials (PCMs)‐based WEC …

High Performance Solar-Driven Power–Water Cogeneration for Practical Application: From Micro/Nano Materials to Beyond

Z Mao, Q Wang, Z Yu, A Osman, Y Yao, Y Su, H Yang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven water–electricity cogeneration is a promising strategy for tackling water scarcity
and power shortages. However, comprehensive reviews on performance, scalability …

3D spacer fabric structured airflow channel for enhanced solar desalination with efficient multi-energy harvesting

C Ge, D Xu, X Feng, H Du, Z Chen, HL Ong… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Solar steam generation (SSG) is a sustainable way to drive seawater desalination and
wastewater purification with green environmental energies including solar radiation …

Bifunctional Device for Osmotic Energy Conversion and Photothermal Water Evaporation Enabled by Synergy of Salinity and Pressure Gradients with Thermal …

J Pu, H Zhu, Q Wang, Z Qu, J Zhang - ACS Energy Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Osmotic energy conversion and interfacial solar-thermal evaporation possess superiority in
obtaining sustainable electricity and freshwater. Previous research has focused on single …

Tree-Inspired Structurally Graded Aerogel with Synergistic Water, Salt, and Thermal Transport for High-Salinity Solar-Powered Evaporation

X Zhao, H Zhang, KY Chan, X Huang, Y Yang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Solar-powered interfacial evaporation is an energy-efficient solution for water scarcity. It
requires solar absorbers to facilitate upward water transport and limit the heat to the surface …