MXene-decorated flexible Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanofibrous mats with self-adaptive stress dispersion towards multifunctional desalination
Yunpeng Wang, Wanlin Xu, Xixi Zou, Wanlin Fu, Xiangyu Meng, Jingyi Jiang, Yiqun Zheng, Seeram Ramakrishna, Yueming Sun, Yunqian Dai
Abstract
A flexible Al 2 O 3 /TiO 2 nanofibrous mat with a 2.18 MPa tensile strength has been created by stress dispersion method for 2D and 3D evaporators. The evaporator has an ultrahigh solar-to-vapor efficiency of 116% and ensures 10 h without salt buildup.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceDispersion (optics)DesalinationStress (linguistics)Ultimate tensile strengthEvaporatorComposite materialChemical engineeringOpticsMechanical engineeringChemistryMembraneEngineeringPhysicsPhilosophyBiochemistryLinguisticsHeat exchangerSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMembrane Separation Technologies