Aerogel-based solar interface evaporation: Current research progress and future challenges

J Li, Q Liu, J He, Y Zhang, L Mu, X Zhu, Y Yao, CL Sun… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The sustainable supply of freshwater resources is facing serious challenges due to the
frequent occurrence of severe global weather, increasing environmental pollution and …

Advances in Nonwoven-Based Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Y Yu, M Liu, Z Chen, Z Zhang, T Qiu, Z Hu… - Advanced Fiber …, 2023 - Springer
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are energy-storage devices with a high-energy density in which
the separator provides a physical barrier between the cathode and anode, to prevent …

A hierarchically nanofibrous self-cleaning textile for efficient personal thermal management in severe hot and cold environments

B Gu, Q Xu, H Wang, H Pan, D Zhao - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Climate change has recently caused more and more severe temperatures, inducing a
growing demand for personal thermal management at outdoors. However, designing textiles …

A facile and effective design for dynamic thermal management based on synchronous solar and thermal radiation regulation

N Guo, L Yu, C Shi, H Yan, M Chen - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Passive solar heating and radiative cooling have attracted great interest in global energy
consumption reduction due to their unique electricity-free advantage. However, static single …

Highly Stretchable MXene‐based Meta‐Aerogels with Near‐Zero and Negative Poisson's Ratios

Q Sun, X Zhang, P Gu, X Liang, Z Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
MXene‐based aerogels are promising candidates for wearable electronics due to their
unique structures and properties. However, the reported MXene‐based aerogels show poor …

Bioinspired smart dual-layer hydrogels system with synchronous solar and thermal radiation modulation for energy-saving all-season temperature regulation

MC Huang, CH Xue, Z Bai, J Cheng, YG Wu… - Journal of Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
All-season thermal management with zero energy consumption and emissions is more
crucial to global decarbonization over traditional energy-intensive cooling/heating systems …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic thermal radiation regulation for thermal management

N Guo, Z Zhao, H Yan, M Chen - Next Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
With the improvement of living standards, energy consumption for heating and cooling is
increasing. Traditional heaters or coolers (air conditioners etc.) consume lots of energy and …

Smart Flexible Porous Bilayer for All‐Day Dynamic Passive Cooling

Z Hu, Y Qiu, J Zhou, Q Li - Small Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Radiative cooling and evaporative cooling are sustainable cooling techniques without
additional energy input. However, radiative cooling lacks dynamic cooling ability, while …

Stretchable and Self-Cleaning Daytime Radiative Coolers for Human Fabric and Building Applications

K Huang, Y Du, W Wang, J Liu, H Tang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Advancements in radiative cooling technology have shown significant progress in recent
years. However, the limited mechanical properties of most radiative coolers greatly hinder …

Wearable Aerogels for Personal Thermal Management and Smart Devices

B Wu, Q Qi, L Liu, Y Liu, J Wang - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Extreme climates have become frequent nowadays, causing increased heat stress in human
daily life. Personal thermal management (PTM), a technology that controls the human body's …