Robust Hierarchically Porous Hydrogel Solar Evaporators Based on Metal‐Phenolic Networks‐Coated Carbon Nanotubes
Sichuan University · Hubei University of Automotive Technology · +1 more institution
Abstract
Abstract Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SIE) emerge as a promising technology to mitigate the worldwide freshwater shortage and energy crisis. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are widely used for the construction of hydrogel evaporators. Nevertheless, their evaporation performance is still restricted by their poor dispersibility and strong hydrophilicity. Even worse, the agglomeration of CNTs will diminish the formation of porous structures within the hydrogels and weaken the water transportation, finally resulting in decreased evaporation efficiency. To address those issues, CNTs with improved dispersibility and hydrophilicity are successfully achieved via metal‐phenolic coordination chemistry‐based interfacial…
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9Topics & keywords
- Materials science
- Carbon nanotube
- Porosity
- Metal
- Carbon fibers
- Nanotechnology
- Chemical engineering
- Composite material