Sandwich hydrogel with confined plasmonic Cu/carbon cells for efficient solar water purification
Cheng Tian, Chengcheng Li, Delun Chen, Yifan Li, Lei Xing, Xinlong Tian, Yang Cao, Wei Huang, Zhongxin Liu, Yijun Shen
Abstract
A sandwich hydrogel evaporator is obtained by confining plasmonic Cu/carbon cell solar absorbers in the evaporation surface of a PVA hydrogel to achieve high-efficiency solar water purification.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceEvaporationCarbon fibersChemical engineeringPlasmonEvaporatorSolar cellNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsComposite materialComposite numberMeteorologyEngineeringThermodynamicsHeat exchangerPhysicsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies