Application progress of carbon-based solar interface evaporation materials

  • Gan Zhicong ,
  • Zhang Zhen ,
  • Li Xiaohua ,
  • Li Xiangwen ,
  • Yang Zichun
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  • School of Power Engineering,Naval University of Engineering,Wuhan 430033

Received date: 2024-04-11

  Revised date: 2024-12-05

  Online published: 2025-05-21

Abstract

Interfacial evaporation materials are the core of solar interfacial evaporation technology,and their performance directly determines the system efficiency.The carbon-based interfacial evaporation materials have excellent properties such as broad-band light absorption,efficient photothermal conversion ability,good stability and corrosion resistance,making them great potential for application in the field of solar interfacial evaporation.This work introduced the principle and system structure of solar interfacial evaporation technology,outlined the mechanisms of photothermal conversion and vapor generation,and compared the photothermal conversion properties of different materials.The application progress of multilayer composite carbon-based materials and carbon-based aerogel composite materials in solar interfacial evaporation technology was reviewed.Finally,the future research directions for carbon-based interfacial evaporation materials were prospected.

Cite this article

Gan Zhicong , Zhang Zhen , Li Xiaohua , Li Xiangwen , Yang Zichun . Application progress of carbon-based solar interface evaporation materials[J]. New Chemical Materials, 2025 , 53(5) : 18 -23 . DOI: 10.19817/j.cnki.issn1006-3536.2025.05.003

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