journal article·2022-07-20

Carbon Nanotubes Grown on the Carbon Fibers to Enhance the Photothermal Conversion toward Solar-Driven Applications

Huichao Liu, Gucheng Huang, Rong Wang, Liu Huang, Hongzhi Wang, Yanzhao Hu, Guangtao Cong, Feng Bao, Meng Xu, Caizhen Zhu, Jian Xu, Muwei Ji

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces· Volume 14· Issue 28
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Abstract

Photothermal conversion is a directly, sustainable, and green path to use solar energy and the one of the most important keys is the photothermal conversion material. How to obtain the durable and effective material for photothermal conversion with low cost and facile preparation is still a great challenge. In this work, the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are grown on the carbon fibers (CFs) via the catalysis of trapped Fe and Co. The absorption of the as-prepared CFs/CNTs illustrate the enhancement from the visible light to the near-infrared light range. The photothermal conversion characterization shows the grown CNTs promoting the higher surface temperature and the highest temperature reaches to about 325 °C under 10 sun irradiations. The water evaporation on the CFs/CNTs is measured 1.40 ± 0.03 kg·cm–2·h–1 under 1 sun irradiation and the water evaporation rate is also found depending on the irradiation density. The photothermal conversion applications and the water evaporation under natural irradiation also reveal the suitable candidate of the CFs/CNTs for photothermal conversion application. This work provides a facile path to obtain effective carbon-based materials for photothermal application.
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OpenAlex topics: Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods · Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems · Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

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Affiliations

Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Zhongshan, 528458, China

College of New Energy, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China

Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, Experimental Center of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China

Funding

Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province · Program for Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Enterpreneurial Teams

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