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Carbon Sponges: Self‐Contained Monolithic Carbon Sponges for Solar‐Driven Interfacial Water Evaporation Distillation and Electricity Generation (Adv. Energy Mater. 16/2018)
Author(s) -
Zhu Liangliang,
Gao Minmin,
Peh Connor Kang Nuo,
Wang Xiaoqiao,
Ho Ghim Wei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201870074
Subject(s) - materials science , vaporization , carbon fibers , evaporation , sponge , electricity , chemical engineering , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , botany , biology , composite number , electrical engineering , engineering
In article number 1702149 , Ghim Wei Ho and co‐workers report an elastic cellular carbon sponge with a broadband light absorption and inbuilt structural features for in‐situ photothermic vaporization. The sponge self‐confines water to the perpetually hot spots and accommodates cyclical dynamic fluid flow‐volume variable stress for practical usage. The complementary solar steam–induced electricity can be harvested during the vaporization.