Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic Applications
Solar energy is a green and sustainable clean energy source. Its rational use can alleviate the energy crisis and environmental pollution. Directly converting solar energy into heat energy is the most efficient method among all solar conversion strategies. Recently, various environmental and energy...
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| description | Solar energy is a green and sustainable clean energy source. Its rational use can alleviate the energy crisis and environmental pollution. Directly converting solar energy into heat energy is the most efficient method among all solar conversion strategies. Recently, various environmental and energy applications based on nanostructured photothermal materials stimulated the re-examination of the interfacial solar energy conversion process. The design of photothermal nanomaterials is demonstrated to be critical to promote the solar-to-heat energy conversion and the following physical and chemical processes. This review introduces the latest photothermal nanomaterials and their nanostructure modulation strategies for environmental (seawater evaporation) and catalytic (C1 conversion) applications. We present the research progress of photothermal seawater evaporation based on two-dimensional and three-dimensional porous materials. Then, we describe the progress of photothermal catalysis based on layered double hydroxide derived nanostructures, hydroxylated indium oxide nanostructures, and metal plasmonic nanostructures. Finally, we present our insights concerning the future development of this field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c8d5d097bbb434799c6cfa1decbfe222023-11-23T09:45:42ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-12-012624755210.3390/molecules26247552Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic ApplicationsHuige Chen0Run Shi1Tierui Zhang2Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaSolar energy is a green and sustainable clean energy source. Its rational use can alleviate the energy crisis and environmental pollution. Directly converting solar energy into heat energy is the most efficient method among all solar conversion strategies. Recently, various environmental and energy applications based on nanostructured photothermal materials stimulated the re-examination of the interfacial solar energy conversion process. The design of photothermal nanomaterials is demonstrated to be critical to promote the solar-to-heat energy conversion and the following physical and chemical processes. This review introduces the latest photothermal nanomaterials and their nanostructure modulation strategies for environmental (seawater evaporation) and catalytic (C1 conversion) applications. We present the research progress of photothermal seawater evaporation based on two-dimensional and three-dimensional porous materials. Then, we describe the progress of photothermal catalysis based on layered double hydroxide derived nanostructures, hydroxylated indium oxide nanostructures, and metal plasmonic nanostructures. Finally, we present our insights concerning the future development of this field.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/24/7552photothermal materialsseawater evaporationphotothermal catalysislayered double hydroxide |
| spellingShingle | Huige Chen Run Shi Tierui Zhang Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic Applications Molecules photothermal materials seawater evaporation photothermal catalysis layered double hydroxide |
| title | Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic Applications |
| title_full | Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic Applications |
| title_fullStr | Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic Applications |
| title_short | Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic Applications |
| title_sort | nanostructured photothermal materials for environmental and catalytic applications |
| topic | photothermal materials seawater evaporation photothermal catalysis layered double hydroxide |
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