reviewAdvanced Sustainable SystemsJul 6, 2022HYBRID OA

A Review on Photothermal Conversion of Solar Energy with Nanomaterials and Nanostructures: From Fundamentals to Applications

Technische Universität Ilmenau

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Abstract

Abstract Solar energy is a green, sustainable, and de facto inexhaustible energy source for mankind. The conversion of solar energy into other forms of energy has attracted extensive research interest due to climate change and the energy crisis. Among all the solar energy conversion technologies, photothermal conversion of solar energy exhibits unique advantages when applied for water purification, desalination, high‐temperature heterogeneous catalysis, anti‐bacterial treatments, and deicing. In this review, the various photothermal conversion mechanisms based on different forms of heat release are summarized and some of the latest examples are presented. In addition, the necessary prerequisites for…

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Keywords
  • Photothermal therapy
  • Nanomaterials
  • Energy transformation
  • Nanotechnology
  • Solar energy
  • Materials science
  • Photothermal effect
  • Solar energy conversion
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