Open AccessPolyaniline‐Coated MOFs Nanorod Arrays for Efficient Evaporation‐Driven Electricity Generation and Solar Steam Desalination
Author(s) -
Li Zhuoyi,
Ma Xu,
Chen Danke,
Wan Xinyi,
Wang Xiaobin,
Fang Zhou,
Peng Xinsheng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.202004552
Subject(s) - desalination , evaporation , nanorod , materials science , electricity generation , solar desalination , process engineering , electricity , renewable energy , solar energy , polyaniline , environmental science , nanotechnology , membrane , chemistry , engineering , electrical engineering , composite material , biochemistry , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , polymerization , thermodynamics , polymer
Abstract Though evaporation‐driven electricity generation has emerged as a novel eco‐friendly energy and attracted intense interests, it is typically demonstrated in pure water or a very low salt concentration. Integrating evaporation‐driven electricity generation and solar steam desalination simultaneously should be more promising. Herein, a polyaniline coated metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) nanorod arrays membrane is synthesized which inherits the merits of both polyaniline and MOFs, demonstrating nice stability, good interfacial solar steam desalination, and evaporation‐driven electricity generation. Moreover, an integrated system based on this hybrid membrane achieves good interfacial solar‐heating evaporation and prominently enhanced evaporation‐driven electricity generation under one sun. Notably, the realization of effective seawater desalination and efficient evaporation‐driven electricity generation simultaneously by the non‐carbon‐based materials is reported for the first time, which provides a new alternative way for cogenerating both freshwater and electricity by harvesting energy from seawater and solar light.