A narrow-bandgap photothermal material based on a donor–acceptor structure for the solar–thermal conversion application
Ruoyu Zhang, Nanxi Jin, Tao Jia, Luoqing Wang, Jing Liu, Mengmeng Nan, Shuo Qi, Siqi Liu, Yuyu Pan
Abstract
Organic photothermal materials can effectively convert solar energy into thermal energy in an environmentally friendly manner and have great potential for applications such as desalination and thermoelectric power generation.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyMaterials scienceSolar energyEnvironmentally friendlyDesalinationThermalBand gapEnergy conversion efficiencyOptoelectronicsEnergy transformationAcceptorNanotechnologyEngineering physicsChemistryElectrical engineeringEngineeringPhysicsCondensed matter physicsMembraneBiochemistryBiologyThermodynamicsEcologyMeteorologySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsPhase Change Materials Research