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Hierarchically Promoted Light Harvesting and Management in Photothermal Solar Steam Generation

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Solar steam generation (SSG) presents a promising approach to addressingthe global water crisis。 Central to SSG is solar photothermal conversion thatrequires efficient light harvesting and management。 Hierarchical structureswith multi-scale light management are therefore crucial for SSG。 At themolecular and sub-nanoscale levels， materials are fine-tuned for broadbandlight absorption。 Advancing to the nano- and microscale， structures aretailored to enhance light harvesting through internal reflections， scattering，and diverse confinement effects。 At the macroscopic level， light capture isoptimized through rationally designed device geometries， configurations， andarrangements of solar absorber materials。 While the performance of SSGrelies on various factors including heat transport， physicochemicalinteractions at the water/air and material/water interfaces， salt dynamics， etc。，efficient light capture and utilization holds a predominant role becausesunlight is the sole energy source。 This review focuses on the critical， yetoften underestimated， role of hierarchical light harvesting/management atdifferent dimensional scales in SSG。 By correlating light management with thestructure-property relationships， the recent advances in SSG are discussed，shedding light on the current challenges and possible future trends andopportunities in this domain。

interfacial solar water evaporationlight managementphotothermal desalinationsolar steam generation

Bolin Xu、Muthusankar Ganesan、Ramadhass Keerthika Devi、Xiaowen Ruan、Weicheng Chen、Chun Che Lin、Huan-Tsung Chang、Erlantz Lizundia、Alicia Kyoungjin An、Sai Kishore Ravi

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School of Energy and EnvironmentCity University of Hong KongKowloon 999077, Hong Kong

Institute of Organic and Polymeric MaterialsResearch andDevelopmentCenter for Smart Textile TechnologyNational Taipei University of TechnologyTaipei 106344, Taiwan||Department of Biomedical SciencesChangGungUniversityTaoyuan 33302, Taiwan

Institute of Organic and Polymeric MaterialsResearch andDevelopmentCenter for Smart Textile TechnologyNational Taipei University of TechnologyTaipei 106344, Taiwan

Department of Biomedical SciencesChangGungUniversityTaoyuan 33302, Taiwan||Division of Breast SurgeryDepartment of General SurgeryChang Gung Memorial HospitalLinkou, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan

Life Cycle Thinking GroupDepartment of Graphic Design and Engineering ProjectsFaculty of Engineering in BilbaoUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)Bilbao 48013, Spain||BCMaterialsBasque Center for MaterialsApplications and NanostructuresUPV/EHU Science Park, Leioa 48940, Spain

School of Energy and EnvironmentCity University of Hong KongKowloon 999077, Hong Kong||Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyClear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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2025

10.1002/adma.202406666

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

ISSN：0935-9648
年,卷(期)：2025.37(5)
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