Research Progress of Solar Interface Evaporation for Material Adjustment and Its Application
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation has attracted much attention due to its low cost,high efficiency and broad application prospects.For high-efficiency solar interface evaporation devices,excellent light absorption characteristic is an indispensable key factor.Photothermal conversion materials can directly capture solar energy to generate heat for steam generation,which has become a current research hotspot.This article reviews a mechanism for solar interface evaporation.And the adjustment methods of metal nanoparticles,semiconductor materials,and carbon materials are summarized on different photothermal conversion mechanisms to achieve wide-spectrum solar absorption and excellent steam generation performance.On this basis,combined with present situation of solar interface evaporation,the future direction in this field is explored.
solar energyphotothermal conversioninterface evaporationseawater desalination