Solar-driven interfacial evaporator based on modified black phosphorus nanosheets for desalination and water purification

Mengnan Qu; Jiehui Li; Yuhang Gao; Ying Zhang; Pu Feng; Menglin Zhu; Mengge Cao; Zaiwen Yang; Jinmei He

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2025.119205

journal article Nov 01, 2025

Solar-driven interfacial evaporator based on modified black phosphorus nanosheets for desalination and water purification

Mengnan Qu

Jiehui Li

Yuhang Gao Ying Zhang

Pu Feng Menglin Zhu Mengge Cao Zaiwen Yang Jinmei He

Desalination Vol. 614 pp. 119205 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Nov 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 614
Pages: 119205
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Capital Medical University

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National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 52274228

Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department Award: 2024JC-JCQN-21

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Mengnan Qu, Jiehui Li, Yuhang Gao, et al. (2025). Solar-driven interfacial evaporator based on modified black phosphorus nanosheets for desalination and water purification. Desalination, 614, 119205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2025.119205

Solar-driven interfacial evaporator based on modified black phosphorus nanosheets for desalination and water purification

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