Recent progress in solar-driven interfacial water evaporation: Advanced designs and applications

Solar water evaporation plays a central role in low-energy fresh water production which is essential for both human health and economic development. The utilization of photothermal materials with broad solar absorption, in parallel to engineered evaporator designs, offers new approach to achieve efficient light-to-vapor conversion. Thereinto, the stratagem of interfacial water evaporation with the localized heating and restrictive heat losses,...