Bifunctional <i>in situ</i> polymerized nanocomposites for convective solar desalination and enhanced photo-thermoelectric power generation
Muhammad Sultan Irshad, Xianbao Wang, Naila Arshad, Muhammad Qasim Javed, Tariq Shamim, Zhenzhen Guo, Hongrong Li, Jianying Wang, Tao Mei
Abstract
One deed for two needs-inspired bifunctional MnO 2 @PPy nanocomposites for solar-driven water evaporation at the rate of 12.31 kg m −2 per day and enhanced photo-thermoelectric power generation with an output power density ( P out ∼ 12.3 W m −2 ).
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceDesalinationBifunctionalNanocompositeDeedThermoelectric effectChemical engineeringPower densityElectricity generationPower (physics)NanotechnologyChemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsEngineeringBiochemistryPolitical scienceLawMembraneCatalysisSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsMembrane Separation Technologies