Tailoring surface wetting states for ultrafast solar-driven water evaporation
Youhong Guo, Xiao Zhao, Fei Zhao, Zihao Jiao, Xingyi Zhou, Guihua Yu
Abstract
Tuning surface wettability can modulate the escape behaviour of water molecules to accelerate solar water evaporation.
Topics & Concepts
WettingEvaporationMaterials scienceSurface (topology)Surface waterChemical physicsEnvironmental scienceChemical engineeringEnvironmental engineeringChemistryComposite materialThermodynamicsPhysicsEngineeringGeometryMathematicsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsNanomaterials and Printing Technologies