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A bioinspired 3D solar evaporator with balanced water supply and evaporation for highly efficient photothermal steam generation

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posted on 2025-01-06, 04:45 authored by Y Bu, Y Zhou, Weiwei LeiWeiwei Lei, Lipei RenLipei Ren, J Xiao, H Yang, W Xu, Jingliang LiJingliang Li
Inspired by a lotus leaf, a 3D carbon fibre-cotton-based conical water evaporator with tuneable water supply is designed. By changing the number of branch water paths, a balance between the water supply flux and evaporation rate is achieved.

History

Journal

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Volume

10

Pagination

2856-2866

Location

Cambridge, Eng.

ISSN

2050-7488

eISSN

2050-7496

Language

English

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

6

Publisher

The Royal Society of Chemistry