Robust and versatile polypyrrole supramolecular network packed photothermal aerogel for solar …
The photothermal aerogel integrates the photothermal, hydrophilic, and nanostructured polypyrrole supramolecular network to intensify solar-thermal energy utilization and reduce evaporation enthalpy, and the heat-insulating polysiloxane aerogel to …
A review of the photothermal-photovoltaic energy supply system …
This review summarized the latest research result on solar PT, solar PV, solar PT-PV comprehensive utilization, solar thermal/electric energy supply system …
A quasi-solid-state photothermal supercapacitor via enhanced solar energy …
The development of flexible supercapacitors with high volumetric capacitance and energy density for outdoor wearable electronics, especially for applications in low-temperature environments, remains an urgent challenge. Here, compressible film electrodes architected by an N-doped mesoporous carbon nanosphere
Concentrated solar power: technology, economy analysis, and policy implications …
Renewable energy plays a significant role in achieving energy savings and emission reduction. As a sustainable and environmental friendly renewable energy power technology, concentrated solar power (CSP) integrates power generation and energy storage to ensure the smooth operation of the power system. However, the cost of CSP is …
Photothermal nanoreactors for photocatalytic solar energy …
Photothermal nanoreactors, characterized by their notable photothermal effects, are nanoscale or sub-micron-sized reactors that serve as highly efficient platforms for …
Energy, exergy, and economic analysis of a solar photovoltaic and photothermal hybrid energy …
Renewable energy sources, such as solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, and air energy, are all considered green energy types that can be used to supply energy systems in buildings [2]. Among these, solar energy has the advantages of wide distribution, easy access, and high integration with the building sector.
Advances of photothermal chemistry in photocatalysis, thermocatalysis, and synergetic photothermocatalysis for solar …
The urgency of reducing pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining fuel supply for the development of society remains one of the greatest challenges. Solar energy, a clean and sustainable energy resource, can be converted into fuels through solar-driven catalysis, and this provides an attractive solution for future …
Microgroove-Structured PDA/PEI/PPy@PI-MS Photothermal Aerogel with a Multilevel Water Transport Network for Highly Salt-Rejecting Solar …
Microgroove-Structured PDA/PEI/PPy@PI-MS Photothermal Aerogel with a Multilevel Water Transport Network for Highly Salt-Rejecting Solar-Driven Interfacial Evaporation Zhaochuan Chen MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic Equipment, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and …
Engineering a photothermal responsive cellulose carbon capture material for solar …
Using renewable energy sources like solar power for CO 2 desorption and the rejuvenation of adsorbents presents a promising avenue to curtail energy usage in the process of CO 2 capture. Gao et al. successfully developed photo-triggered mussel-inspired polymers solvent and nanogel particle adsorbents that release CO 2 by heating them …
Photothermal Chemistry Based on Solar Energy: From Synergistic Effects to Practical Applications
2 Comprehending of PTC with Synergistic Effects Although "photothermal" has attracted increasing attention in the field of chemical catalysis in recent years, and is far from rare in biomedical applications and water vaporization, it is still a confusing item. [19-21] In biomedical applications or water vaporization processes, "photothermal" generally refers …
Shape-memory phase change material enhanced by MWCNT for solar photothermal …
The objective of this paper is to absorb solar energy and increase the efficiency of solar energy utilization through the use of photothermal conversion materials. MWCNT and gum arabic were first added to deionized water, then a suspension was prepared by magnetic stirring and ultrasonic oscillation, and finally the suspension and …
A study on novel dual-functional photothermal material for high-efficient solar energy …
Therefore, to ensure a consistent and sustainable supply of solar energy, it is crucial to develop an advanced heat-energy storage technology. Among the numerous thermal-storage techniques, latent-heat storage by phase change materials (PCMs) is useful as PCMs exhibit a high energy-storage density and maintain a stable heat-release …
Plasmonic Nanostructures for Photothermal Conversion
1 Introduction Plasmonic metal nanostructures have significant applications in a wide range of areas such as energy conversion, [1, 2] sensing, [3, 4] and biomedicines due to their unique optical …
General heterostructure strategy of photothermal materials for …
Solar-heating catalysis has the potential to realize zero artificial energy consumption, which is restricted by the low ambient solar heating temperatures of …
Solar-driven photothermal catalytic CO2 conversion: a review
This review developed the principles of coupling solar photon and thermal fields underlying the photothermal effect, exploration of efficient nanocatalysts, …
Solar-to-H2 O2 Energy Conversion by the Photothermal Effect of …
With a view to using solar energy, the exploitation of near-infrared (NIR) light, which constitutes about 50 % of solar energy, in photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> O<sub>2</sub> synthesis remains challenging. In this study, resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF), which has a relatively low bandgap and high conduc …
Engineering a photothermal responsive cellulose carbon capture material for solar …
To investigate the photothermal properties of PCCM, TCCM, and PTCCM using solar energy, a solar simulator was employed. Encouragingly, the temperature of the PTCCM reached 75 °C when irradiated for 5 min with …
Recent advances in solar photovoltaic materials and systems for …
In recent years, solar photovoltaic technology has experienced significant advances in both materials and systems, leading to improvements in efficiency, cost, …
A review on state of art of photothermal nanomaterials for interfacial solar …
Full solar spectrum ranges from (200–2500 nm) UV account 3%, visible light region 45% and infrared region 52% of the total energy reach the earth surface. Various single photothermal materials were proposed for effective full …
Shanghai Electric''s Solar Thermal Trough Unit No. 1 Project in …
It is the largest solar thermal project in the world in terms of installed capacity, investment size, and molten salt reserve heat SHANGHAI, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 29 (Dubai ...
A review of the photothermal-photovoltaic energy supply system for building in solar energy …
2. Solar photothermal and photovoltaic energy supply system for building As a clean and renewable energy, solar energy has three characteristics compared with fossil fuel: firstly, the nuclear fusion inside the sun …
BC/GO-Ag composite aerogel with synergistic enhanced photothermal performance for efficient solar …
The preparation process of BC/GO-Ag composite aerogel was shown in Fig. 2 rstly, GO was evenly dispersed in BC by mechanical stirring and frozen at −24, then immersed in an anhydrous ethanol/GA bath (-24 ) for 1.5 …
Research on Tower-Type Solar Photothermal Power Generation …
This paper analyzed the characteristics and status quo of various tower-type photothermal generation technologies, found that the tower-type molten salt power …
Numerical and experimental studies of a novel integrated …
This paper proposes a novel photothermal system utilizing the full spectrum of solar energy. The collector cavity and frequency-division film are designed …
In this review, we comprehensively summarized the state-of-the-art photothermal applications for solar energy conversion, including photothermal water evaporation and desalination, photothermal …
When gold nanoclusters are irradiated with near-infrared light, the rotation of surface-decorated tetraphenylethylene moieties actively dissipates the absorbed energy to sustain the photothermal ...
Theoretical and experimental progress in photothermal catalysis for sustainable energy …
In the current energy crisis, converting solar-thermal energy into chemical forms has become paramount. Within the broad spectrum of light-mediated catalysis, which includes heat and photocatalysis (relevant to processes like organic transformations, water ...
Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis
Solar energy, as a type of abundant, clean, and renewable energy, has been widely used in various fields in the past decades, including desalination, 8 solar evaporation, 9 and photoelectric processes. 10 In 1972, a pioneering work was reported by Fujishima and Honda on a photoelectrochemical system composed of a TiO 2 …
