Foaming photothermal inks for direct-ink writing: hierarchical design and enhanced solar-powered interfacial evaporation

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 6592
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Self-assembled porous salt crystals for solar-powered crystallization

Jie Yu, Lenan Zhang, Jintong Gao, Wenyu Han, Ruzhu Wang and Zhenyuan Xu

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18, 454
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The route for applied interfacial solar vapor generation: fundamental principles, device design, and practical application

Bowen Liu, Yawei Yang, Qi Zhao, Yihong Liu, Yuyao Shen, Yong Ma and Wenxiu Que

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18, 6366
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A lignin-derived carbon dot-upgraded bacterial cellulose membrane as an all-in-one interfacial evaporator for solar-driven water purification

Nirmiti Mate, Kallayi Nabeela, Gopika Preethikumar, Saju Pillai and Shaikh M. Mobin

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11, 5114
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Structure integration and architecture of solar-driven interfacial desalination from miniaturization designs to industrial applications

Chenyang Dang, Yunteng Cao, Huijie Nie, Wenyuan Lang, Jia Zhang, Guiyin Xu and Meifang Zhu

Nat Water, 2024, 2, 115
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The Recent Progress of Photothermal Evaporation for Lithium Extraction

Chen Gu, Yixiang Luo, Keyu Xu, Anlei Zhang, Zhongzhong Luo and Longlu Wang

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025, 9
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Insight into Hydrovoltaic Technology: from Mechanism to Applications

Chen Gu, Yixiang Luo, Huachao Ji, Shiyan Wang, BaoYu Huang, Xianjun Zhu and Longlu Wang

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025, 9
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Nature‐inspired 3D hierarchical carbon nanotube matrices enable extraordinary solar steam generation

Chuanshuai Dong, Lei Chen, Weiquan Lin, Zipai Li, Linjie Wei, Chaohua Peng, Huan Liu, Ronghui Qi, Lin Lu and Lizhi Zhang

Carbon Energy, 2025, 7
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Multiscale Heat and Mass Transport Optimization for Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation: Opportunities and Challenges for Industrial Applications

Xisheng Sun, Jie Miao, Haonan Wang, Yongchen Song, Dawei Tang and Lin Li

Small, 2025, 21
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Simultaneous Salt Rejection and Heat Localization Via Engineering Macrochannels in Morning Glory‐Shaped 3D Evaporator

Zhengyi Mao, Yicheng Han, Junda Shen, Lei Zhang, Youneng Xie, Jiahua Liu, Haikun Wu, Zhen Yu, Xiaoguang Duan, Yaoxin Zhang and Jian Lu

Advanced Science, 2024, 11
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A self-floating integrated hydrogel evaporator with efficient salt resistance and thermal localization for efficient solar water desalination

Sai Zhang, Junyan Wang, Bowen Zhao, Liqun Zhou, Na Liu, Qiao Lan and Jian Liu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 492, 152302
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Highly pure water generation via solar driven evaporation and photodegradation based on laser-induced graphene

Hong Zhong, Zhongyu Lai, Dan Xu and Shifeng Wang

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2025, 282, 113406
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Fabrication of CB/Ni3S2 micro-nanostructure decorated foam with Janus wettability towards solar-driven interfacial evaporation

Xiaoli Yin, Tianyu Yin, Peiyuan Li, Sirong Yu and Zehang Lu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 115619
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Elastic, Janus 3D evaporator with arch-shaped design for low-footprint and high-performance solar-driven zero-liquid discharge

Ying Chen, Ruien Hou, Longjuan Yang, Chen Chen, Jianguo Cui, Tong Zhou, Yan Zhao, Jiaxin Song, Zimeng Fan, Yu Tang and Fengjuan Chen

Desalination, 2024, 583, 117644
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Exploring Electrochemical Lithium Extraction: From System Architectures to Practical Challenges

Chen Gu, Zefei Wu, Yinuo Zhao, Qingfeng Zhang, Zhongzhong Luo and Longlu Wang

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025, 9
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Hydrogel‐Coated Foam Evaporator Achieving Four‐In‐One Benefits for Efficient and Stable Solar‐Driven Water Purification

Lele Li, Yanhong Dong, Shu Liu, Xingmin Du, Diandian Yu, Jie Wen, Chenxi Wang, Qian Sun, Bing Liu, Tao Wu and Jiahui Yu

Advanced Science, 2026, 13
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Microwave-treated layered graphite for highly efficient solar-powered seawater desalination and wastewater treatment

Shengyi Wang, Cunxiu Zhang, Zhimeng Tang, Fangqiang Yuan, Kun Huang, Yichuan Zhang, Deen Sun, Mingming Guo and Sam Zhang

Desalination, 2025, 593, 118227
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Backward-evaporating solar distillation: From efficiency promotion to practical application

Ziye Zhu, Yanjie Zheng, Hongfei Zheng and Jianyin Xiong

Joule, 2025, 9, 102193
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Spectrally‐Tailored Hygroscopic Hydrogels with Janus Interfaces for Hybrid Passive Cooling of Solar Cells

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Dual‐Interface Solar Evaporator with Highly‐Efficient Thermal Regulation via Suspended Multilayer Design

Nan He, Xisheng Sun, Haonan Wang, Bingsen Wang, Dawei Tang and Lin Li

Small, 2024
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Membrane electrolysis distillation for volatile fatty acids extraction from pH-neutral fermented wastewater

Sidan Lu, Allyson McGaughey, Sungju Im, Yiming Liu, Xinyi Wang, Aaron Leininger, David Jassby, Eric Hoek and Zhiyong Jason Ren

Water Research, 2024, 265, 122306
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Interfacial Engineering and Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Coatings in Solar Evaporators: Strategies for Balancing Evaporation and Condensation–A Comprehensive Review

Muhammad Sultan Irshad, Ghazala Maqsood, Naila Arshad, Bushra Shakoor, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Atif Ali, Muhammad Sohail Asghar, Wan Li, Wenlu Li, Naveed Mushtaq, Uzma Ghazanfar, Saif Ur Rehman, Muhammad Sabir, Muhammad Saqib, Tao Mei, Zhou Tianxiang, Tariq Shamim, Jian Zhang, Hao Wang, Van‐Duong Dao, Nang Xuan Ho and Xianbao Wang

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One-step conversion of waste sawdust into bitter melon-like particles for efficient solar-driven water evaporation

Chunyu Ji, Ting Wang, Yifeng Wang, Qian Ding, Zhuoning Xu, Zhili Peng and Han Yang

Desalination, 2025, 601, 118536
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Solar Interfacial Evaporation Toward Multifunctional Water‐Energy Nexus Systems

Huachao Yang, Zhipeng Xue, Amirarsalan Mashhadian, Tengfei Luo, Jianhua Yan, Kefa Cen, Guoping Xiong and Zheng Bo

Adv Eng Mater, 2025, 27
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3D cylindrical solar evaporator with radial channels for continuous steam generation and top edge-directional salt deposition

Qiang Liu, Ping Wang, Bin Liao, Yuan Luo, Kaiqi Yan and Jingjie Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 515, 163411
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Long-term salt resistance in hypersaline, multi-ion brines via bionic solar evaporator based on thermal field optimization

Luncao Li, Kazushi Yamada, Wei Mao, Xuesong Li, Linmei Zhang and Kunkun Fu

Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 279, 128057
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Triple-gradient porous fibrous membranes with decoupled energy-mass transfer for sustainable solar desalination

Yecheng Wang, Chengcheng Li, Peng Zhu, Zubin Wu, Shishi Lin, Xuehong Jiang, Yang Cao, Shen Li and Wei Huang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 519, 165286
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Optimizing the distiller structural design for solar interfacial desalination

Yifan Yang, Yushi Chen, Zhen Shen, Hanxuan Zeng, Leshan Shen, Chenxi Li, Zhifu Qi, Zhouyang Luo and Hua Bao

Desalination, 2025, 614, 119190
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High-performance solar water purification enabled by controlled water convection in integrated porous aerogel multistage distiller

Chengcheng Li, Zhen Li, Peng Zhu, Weihua Mao, Yecheng Wang, Shishi Lin, Yang Cao, Jun Liu, Mingxin Zhang, Shuyi Huang and Wei Huang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 498, 155275
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Inorganic hollow microsphere based energy storage phase change composite materials with all-spectrum absorbing solar photothermal conversion for anti-/deicing

Yong Long, Jiyan Li, Yanju Jing, Jiaqing Zhang, Rui Jiao, Hanxue Sun and An Li

Solar Energy, 2025, 295, 113514
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Condensation device design represents a critical step for solar-driven water evaporation toward practical applications

Zexiang Zhao, Chengbing Wang, Dan Wei and Fan Wang

Cell Reports Physical Science, 2024, 5, 101794
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Synergistic Solar‐Powered Water−Electricity Cogeneration from Diverse Saline Water Enabled by a Multistage Solar Still Based on Zwitterion‐Modified Janus Membranes

Mingxing Ye, Jingjing Li, Jun Zhao, Yuke Sun, Zhihang Wang and Xiaofeng Xu

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2026, 10
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Combined absorption desalination-refrigeration cycle driven by low temperature heat source

Renpeng Li, Ruzhu Wang and Zhenyuan Xu

Energy, 2025, 327, 136408
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Solar Evaporators for Saline Water: Sustainable Clean Water Harvesting and Critical Mineral Resources Extraction

Panpan Zhang, Jie Li, Shijie Xing, Qiang Jia, Jing Wang, Jingtao Bi, Zhiyuan Guo, Lei Wang, Zhi-yong Ji and Liangti Qu

ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 11625
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Recent progress in solar-driven interfacial evaporation: Evaporators, condensers, applications and prospects

Jian Liu, Sai Zhang, Junyan Wang and Qiao Lan

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Structural and functional tailoring of interfacial solar evaporators using 3D printing

Xueqian Zhang, Jingyu Wang, Xu Wang, Yuanting Xu and Yiwen Li

Materials Today, 2025, 83, 484
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Synergistic optical and thermal management for solar water and electricity co-generation via a front-side coupling strategy

Shang Liu, Shiteng Li, Qijun Yang and Meng Lin

Cell Reports Physical Science, 2025, 6, 102720
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Two-dimensional layered MBene membrane towards sustainable freshwater production from solar interfacial evaporation

Mingming Chang, Lunhong Ai, Ruiru Yang, Xinzhi Wang, Ying Xu and Jing Jiang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 486, 150078
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Multilayer hollow microsphere-based Janus composite membrane for continuous solar evaporation via synergistic photothermal conversion and thermal energy storage

Jiaqing Zhang, Yong Long, Xuetong Duan, Jiyan Li and An Li

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2026, 728, 138799
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Drainage-induced arch hydrogel-based interfacial evaporator drives long-term stable solar evaporation

Zexiang Zhao, Junqi Li, Fan Wang, Puxin Tan, Lu Wang, Bo Wang, Jingjing Jin, Xiaoxue Wang, Wenhe Zhang and Chengbing Wang

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2025, 104, 540
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All Wood‐Based Evaporator via Cell Wall Regulating for Integrated Water and Energy Generation

Yuanjie Gu, Danning Wang, Jingren Ma, Ying Gao, Weisheng Yang, Yong Xu, Mohtada Sadrzadeh, Huining Xiao and Jingquan Han

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Interfacial photothermal solar desalination: A call to repentance

Christopher M. Fellows, Mustakeem Mustakeem, Ahmed S. Al-Ghamdi, Trevor C. Brown and Seungwon Ihm

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Integrating Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling into The Evaporation‐Condensation System Enhances Thermal Convection for Sustainable Evaporation and Condensation in Closed Boundary

Jun Guo, Jun Hou, Yanrui Wan, Zijun Yang, Tingting Lu, Yang Li, Yujiao Zhu, Jialin Yang, Wei Ding and Yi Xu

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Interfacial solar evaporation for zero liquid discharge desalination

Jiarong Yao, Qiuyue Zhong, Jin Zhang, Jianguo Zhao and Zhenxing Wang

Commun Mater, 2024, 5
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Janus polysulfone gradient hollow fiber membranes with interfacial photothermal evaporation by optimization of water transport and thermal management

Xiao Tong, Chenjie Wei, Yi Tian, Qingcheng Zhang, Minjie Wang, Zhikang Xu and Xiaojun Huang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 479, 147867
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High-performance and scalable contactless solar evaporation with 3D structure

Siyang Zheng, Jie Yu, He Shan, Jintong Gao, Ruzhu Wang and Zhenyuan Xu

Science Bulletin, 2025, 70, 563
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Synergistic solar-powered water-electricity generation: An integrated floating system on water

Mingxing Liu, Yuke Sun, Ke Shao, Na Li, Jingjing Li, Petri Murto, Zhihang Wang, Junwu Chen and Xiaofeng Xu

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