TY - JOUR
T1 - The emergence of solar thermal utilization
T2 - Solar-driven steam generation
AU - Deng, Ziyang
AU - Zhou, Jianhua
AU - Miao, Lei
AU - Liu, Chengyan
AU - Peng, Ying
AU - Sun, Lixian
AU - Tanemura, Sakae
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51572049, 51602068) and Guangxi Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 2015GXNSFFA139002).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Solar-driven steam generation not only has a long history of application demand, but is also a new research topic due to the progress in nano-material science. Conventional solar-driven steam generation suffers from low efficiency and high cost in practical applications. A new type of steam generation system based on plasmonic absorption of nano-materials with a good cost-efficiency balance has emerged in the last few years. For the first time, studies on various plasmonic solar-driven steam generation systems are summarized and discussed in this review based on the types of materials used. Throughout this article, the basic concept, classification, mechanism and development of plasmonic solar-steam generation systems, as well as the factors that influence these novel systems, are clearly presented. This review provides unique insight into this rapidly developing field and sheds light on the potential of research into plasmonic solar-driven steam generation systems.
AB - Solar-driven steam generation not only has a long history of application demand, but is also a new research topic due to the progress in nano-material science. Conventional solar-driven steam generation suffers from low efficiency and high cost in practical applications. A new type of steam generation system based on plasmonic absorption of nano-materials with a good cost-efficiency balance has emerged in the last few years. For the first time, studies on various plasmonic solar-driven steam generation systems are summarized and discussed in this review based on the types of materials used. Throughout this article, the basic concept, classification, mechanism and development of plasmonic solar-steam generation systems, as well as the factors that influence these novel systems, are clearly presented. This review provides unique insight into this rapidly developing field and sheds light on the potential of research into plasmonic solar-driven steam generation systems.
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U2 - 10.1039/c7ta01361b
DO - 10.1039/c7ta01361b
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85022215545
VL - 5
SP - 7691
EP - 7709
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry A
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry A
SN - 2050-7488
IS - 17
ER -