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Electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to commodity chemicals and H2 fuel

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Carbon nanotube-based photothermal membrane for efficient cold air heating and removal of particulate matter and airborne bacteria

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Enhanced solar-driven thermoelectric power generation and water desalination via hydrothermally synthesized degenerately doped copper selenide nanocrystals composited with polydimethylsiloxane

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A solar evaporator fabricated from corncob waste for the desalination of seawater and removal of oil/herbicides from contaminated water

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Highly efficient carbonization of nanocellulose to biocarbon aerogels with ultrahigh light absorption efficiency and evaporation rate as bifunctional solar/electric driven steam generator for water purification

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Sustainable upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate into hierarchically porous carbon nanosheet for interfacial solar steam and hydroelectricity generation

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Osmotic pressure regulated sodium alginate-graphene oxide hydrogel as a draw agent in forward osmosis desalination

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Construction of evaporator based on the principle of three primary colors to achieve synchronous photothermal conversion water evaporation and photocatalytic degradation

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Novel Dbd Plasma Method for Synthesis of Fe-Mofs@Fe2o3 Composites with Recycle of Waste Pet

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Porous Hydrogel Photothermal Conversion Membrane to Facilitate Water Purification

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MXene/aramid nanofiber films enables highly efficient photothermal conversion for solar-driven water evaporation

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Novel efficient solar spherical evaporators with adjustable pores to control water supply and evaporation

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Sustainable All‐Day Thermoelectric Power Generation From the Hot Sun and Cold Universe

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Solar-Driven Harvesting of Freshwater and Electricity Based on Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Cu2–xO@Cu Foam

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High-Index-Faceted NiS Confined in Sodium Alginate Aerogel Enhanced Photothermal Conversion for Water Purification

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Upcycling of waste poly(lactic acid) into crumped carbon nanosheet towards high-performance interfacial solar-driven evaporation

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Experimental and numerical evaluation of the surface‐localized heating capacity of the photothermal nanocomposite‐incorporated knit fabrics

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Recycling Graphite from Spent Lithium Batteries for Efficient Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation to Obtain Clean Water

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Hierarchical CuO/ZnO Heterojunction with Improved Spectrum Absorption for Interfacial Solar Steam Generation

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Marangoni-driven regional salt deposition in self-cleaning paper based evaporators for stable and high-performance desalination

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An effective material for solar steam generation applications: Gradient graphene sponge

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Hydrophilic polystyrene porous skeleton prepared via high internal phase emulsion template for efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation

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Upcycling waste polypropylene separators into carbon nanotubes for efficient interfacial solar-driven evaporation and hydroelectric power generation

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Comparative study of photothermal conversion efficiency of laser-ablated Ag, Au, and CuO nanoparticles for solar steam generation applications

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Carbonized Fast-Growing Bamboo as a Photothermal Device for Efficient Solar Vapor Generation

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Biomimetic polyaryl ether-based aerogels for efficient interfacial solar water vapor generation

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High-performance biomass-based solar-thermal hydrogel based on silkworm excrement for water evaporation and thermoelectric integration application

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Biocomposite Cryogels for Photothermal Decontamination of Water

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Recent advanced optical adsorption regulation strategies in solar-driven evaporation for efficient clean water production: A review

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Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation: A Multifunctional Platform for Sustainable Water Production and Energy Cogeneration

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Functional nanocarbons from waste plastics for energy storage applications

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Biomimetic salt-excreting 2D evaporator enables spatially decoupled evaporation, salt harvesting, and energy recovery for sustainable brine treatment

Zhou, H., Han, L., Mao, C., Jiang, J., Ma, H., & Zhao, L. (2026) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/d6ee00483k · Cited by 11

Performance Evaluation of a Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector Coupled Stepped Solar Still for Indian Climatic Conditions

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Carboxymethylcellulose sodium-derived carbon aerogels for solar-driven water purification

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Salt-tolerant, scalable Janus fabric evaporators for desalination and multi-species wastewater purification

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Vacancy defects assist solar interfacial evaporator to realize simultaneously clean water production and pollutant removal

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AgI/UiO-66-NH2@carbonized wood fabricated as self-floating heterojunction for enhancing visible light-driving photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B

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Coordination‐etching fabrication of ZIF‐67‐derived nickel–cobalt layered double hydroxides for aqueous Ni‐Zn batteries

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Enhancing interfacial solar-driven evaporation and hydrovoltaic electricity generation by porous carbon nanoparticles from waste polyester

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Laser-induced carbonization of Ni-BDC layer on PET: Functional upcycling of polymer wastes towards bend resistive sensor

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Polypyrrole solar evaporator designed based on the interface evaporation principle and its application in sewage treatment

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Functional carbon materials from waste plastics: synthesis and applications

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3D printing cup evaporator with open architecture for seawater desalination

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Designing and constructing a solar thermal water desalination system: Evaluating the role of thermoelectric in enhancing evaporation and condensation process

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Exploring Electrochemical Lithium Extraction: From System Architectures to Practical Challenges

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Mn-MOFs with Different Morphologies Derived MnOx Catalysts for Efficient CO Catalytic Oxidation

Bi, F., Wang, Y., He, J., Qu, H., Li, H., Liu, B., Wang, Y., & Zhang, X. (2025) · Catalysts · doi:10.3390/catal15121145 · Cited by 8

Synergistic Water–Electricity Harvesting: From Multifunctional Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporator toward Sustainable Water–Electricity Cogeneration

Li, G., Wang, X., Zhang, W., Huang, J., Zhang, S., & Lai, Y. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202526429 · Cited by 8

Investigation of the roles of lignin in biomass-based hydrogel for efficient desalination

Shao, Q., Sun, L. X., Wu, X., & Zheng, D. (2023) · Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering · doi:10.1007/s11705-023-2311-2 · Cited by 8

Enhanced Ventilation Processes on Vacuum Thermal Reduction TiO2 Porous Ceramics for High‐Efficiency Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation

Chen, L., Yao, D., Liang, H., Xia, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2023) · Energy Technology · doi:10.1002/ente.202300430 · Cited by 8

Bifunctional Hydrogel Membranes for All-Day Freshwater Collection

Xu, J., Chen, Z., Jiang, J., Song, B., Zhang, H., & Dong, B. (2023) · ACS Applied Polymer Materials · doi:10.1021/acsapm.3c00374 · Cited by 8

Hierarchical structured Cu@carbon/carbon cloth film with high levels of light absorption for efficient solar thermal desalination

Xu, C., & Li, H. (2023) · Environmental Science Nano · doi:10.1039/d3en00252g · Cited by 8

Partially carbonized watermelon flesh-based 3D evaporator enhanced by side heat absorption for efficient seawater desalination

Xiao, X., Jin, P., Wang, Y., Liu, R., Jiang, L., Chen, Q., Zhao, C., Sheng, K., Zhao, Y., Yuan, S., et al. (2025) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133724 · Cited by 7

Electro-Thermo-Magnetic Effect-Induced Large Thermoelectric Performance of Calcium Cobaltite Nanocomposites

Shi, Z., Han, Z. X., Huang, W., Li, X., Zhang, Y., Wei, J., Zhang, X., Zhang, J., & Zhang, W. (2024) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.4c08856 · Cited by 7

Research progress of solar thermal evaporation materials and systems

Xue, C., Yu, Z., Qi, C., & Tang, M. (2024) · Materials Today Sustainability · doi:10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.101002 · Cited by 7

Photothermal and thermoelectric power generation performance based on bionic structure and composite nanofluids

Tang, Z., Yue, L., Qi, C., & Liang, L. (2023) · Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131623 · Cited by 7

Leveraging a Dynamic Physical Cross-Linking Architecture to Enable Recycled PET with Exceptional Thermoplasticity and Toughness

Hu, J., Xiao, X., Cao, X., Dong, L., Bao, L., Kong, W., & Wang, J. (2025) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c09372 · Cited by 6

Dual-vacancy engineered CoWO4/CdIn2S4 heterojunction aerogel for photothermal conversion and water purification

Jiang, X., Li, X., & Tang, C. (2026) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2026.120638 · Cited by 6

Solid waste reutilization of FCC petroleum coke for solar evaporation as a photothermal conversion material

Wei, W., Li, C., Qi, X., He, L., Zhang, X., He, J., & Gao, Z. (2024) · Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133968 · Cited by 6

Berlin Green-Coated Cellulose Paper for Hydrovoltaic Electricity and Solar Steam Cogeneration

Wani, T. A., Kim, D., Choi, J., Song, M., & Jeon, S. (2024) · ACS Applied Engineering Materials · doi:10.1021/acsaenm.4c00493 · Cited by 6

Organic cocrystals in the NIR window: functional design, controlled synthesis and frontier applications

Shi, R., Hong, W., Zhu, S., Cui, Z., Li, Z., Wu, S., Xu, W., Gao, Z., Liang, Y., & Jiang, H. (2025) · Science China Materials · doi:10.1007/s40843-025-3546-5 · Cited by 5

High-performance freshwater-hydroelectricity co-generation by porous carbon through waste polyester-derived MOF-assisted carbonization

She, Y., Hu, G., Wen, X., Wang, H., Yang, M., Feng, L. W., Dai, Z., Wei, Q., Niu, R., & Gong, J. (2026) · Science China Materials · doi:10.1007/s40843-025-3762-9 · Cited by 5

Molecular-Level Modulation-Induced Charge Transfer in π-d Coordination Polymers for Wearable Solar Thermoelectric Power Generation

Zhang, S., Wang, C., Xu, D., Zhou, S. H., Qi, Y., Li, S., & Zhang, J. (2026) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.5c24956 · Cited by 5

An efficient hierarchical solar water evaporator with polypyrrole-enabled light trapping on surface-carbonized pulp foam matrix

Gui, Z., Yang, Z., & Xiang, D. (2024) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2024.112997 · Cited by 5

A fast curing assisted spray-coating method to fabricate a robust core–shell structured evaporator with stable solar vapor generation performance

Ma, D., Zhang, X., Deng, K., Huang, J., Zhang, R., Yang, H., Liu, X., Shang, B., & Gu, S. (2022) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/d2nr05159a · Cited by 5

Black ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by a green chemistry process

León-Flores, J., Melo-Uscanga, E., Pérez-Mazariego, J. L., Marquina-Fábrega, M. L., Reyes-Damián, C., Escamilla, R., Gómez, R., & Arenas‐Alatorre, J. (2024) · Nano Express · doi:10.1088/2632-959x/ad1d01 · Cited by 5

Integrated Sandwich-Paper 3D Cell Sensing Device to In Situ Wirelessly Monitor H2O2 Released from Living Cells

Shi, Z., Li, Y., Wu, X., Chen, B., Sun, W., Guo, C., & Li, C. M. (2024) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05639 · Cited by 5

Accelerating the desalination of seawater and elimination of cosmetic contaminants from tap water by depositing zinc copper vanadate microparticles on solar evaporators

Valadez-Renteria, E., UC, J. O., Encinas, A., & Rodríguez‐González, V. (2024) · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2024.112770 · Cited by 5

Interface Structure Strengthening of a Mesoporous Silicon/Expanded Perlite Microevaporator for Efficient Solar-Driven Interfacial Evaporation

Zhao, X., Liang, X., Li, Q., Xie, W., Liu, Q., Tang, Y., Li, Y., Zuo, X., & Yang, H. (2024) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02087 · Cited by 5

Structural engineering in hierarchical nanoarchitectures of metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives

Mao, T., Fu, H., & Shen, K. (2024) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/d4nr02835j · Cited by 5

Design of a bifunctional Janus structure for high efficiency solar distillation in hypersaline brine

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A Novel Methodology for the Accelerated Desalination of Seawater Utilizing Up‐ and Down‐Conversion Phosphors

Valadez-Renteria, E., UC, J. O., Desirena, H., Gomez-Solis, C., & Rodríguez‐González, V. (2025) · Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research · doi:10.1002/aesr.202400242 · Cited by 4

Simple and Accessible Wood-Based Transpiration Generator for Energy Harvesting

Lin, Z., Zhong, H., Luo, S., Wang, Y., Ma, C., & Guo, M. (2025) · ACS Applied Energy Materials · doi:10.1021/acsaem.5c00677 · Cited by 4

Solar Interfacial Evaporation Toward Multifunctional Water‐Energy Nexus Systems

Yang, H., Xue, Z., Mashhadian, A., Luo, T., Yan, J., Cen, K., Xiong, G., & Bo, Z. (2025) · Advanced Engineering Materials · doi:10.1002/adem.202500874 · Cited by 4

Transformation of waste PET into bimetallic MOF materials for photothermal interfacial evaporation

Wang, M., Yu, Q., Yang, S., Wang, G., & Feng, X. (2025) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.118249 · Cited by 4

A droplet friction/solar-thermal hybrid power generation device for energy harvesting in both rainy and sunny weathers

Dong, S., Xu, Y., Li, M., Yang, X., Xing, F., Di, Y., Liu, C., Zheng, Y., Liu, Y., Yang, G., et al. (2023) · Nanotechnology · doi:10.1088/1361-6528/acfcc0 · Cited by 3

Global sensitivity analysis and optimization of a multistage thermoelectric generator based on failure probability

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