Solar thermal distillation is a sustainable method for harvesting clean water, but the low energy density of solar irradiation requires the scalability of the systems to be effective. To make solar distillation practical, it’s crucial to develop large-scale solar evaporator panels with excellent capillary performance and optical absorptance. In this post, we introduce a scalable fabrication process for bi-facial solar evaporator panels featuring copper oxide dendrites. These panels are created using a hydrogen bubble templated electrochemical deposition technique. We also developed a theoretical model that optimizes the operation conditions and wick characteristics, resulting in panels that are superhydrophilic, have exceptional capillary performance, and achieve high optical absorptance from all angles. This innovation offers a pathway to producing efficient, meter-scale solar evaporator panels, advancing the field of solar thermal distillation.-Science Journal cover design by scapiens
[Scientific Journal cover design] Low-Thermal-Budget Fluorite-Structure Ferroelectrics for Future Electronic Device Applications
In article number 2100028, Jiyoung Kim, Si Joon Kim, and their team review key factors involved in developing fluorite-structure ferroelectrics
