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Bio‐Inspired Evaporation Through Plasmonic Film of Nanoparticles at the Air–Water Interface
Author(s) -
Wang Zhenhui,
Liu Yanming,
Tao Peng,
Shen Qingchen,
Yi Nan,
Zhang Fangyu,
Liu Quanlong,
Song Chengyi,
Zhang Di,
Shang Wen,
Deng Tao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201401071
Subject(s) - evaporation , materials science , plasmon , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , plasmonic nanoparticles , evaporative cooler , colloidal gold , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , meteorology , physics , engineering
Plasmonic gold nanoparticles self‐assembled at the air–water interface to produce an evaporative surface with local control inspired by skins and plant leaves. Fast and efficient evaporation is realized due to the instant and localized plasmonic heating at the evaporative surface. The bio‐inspired evaporation process provides an alternative promising approach for evaporation, and has potential applications in sterilization, distillation, and heat transfer.