Solar Steam Generation: High-Performance Large-Scale Solar Steam Generation with Nanolayers of Reusable Biomimetic Nanoparticles (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 1-2/2017)

Liu, Changxu; Huang, Jianfeng; Hsiung, Chia-En; Tian, Yi; Wang, Jianjian; Han, Yu; Fratalocchi, Andrea

Abstract

In article number 1600013, Andrea Fratalocchi and co-workers present new biometic nanostructures for large scale solar steam generation and water desalination. The material is composed by fully recyclable, ultra-dark nanoparticles made by a nanorod with attached a nanosphere. When these nanoparticles are in contact with a liquid, such as e.g., water, and illuminated by sunlight, they greatly enhance the liquid evaporation rate and produce steam.

Citation

Liu, C., Huang, J., Hsiung, C.-E., Tian, Y., Wang, J., Han, Y., & Fratalocchi, A. (2017). Solar Steam Generation: High-Performance Large-Scale Solar Steam Generation with Nanolayers of Reusable Biomimetic Nanoparticles (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 1-2/2017). Advanced Sustainable Systems, 1(1-2). doi:10.1002/adsu.201770011