Incorporating chaotropic/kosmotropic chemistries onto plasmonic nanoheater to boost steam generation beyond its photothermal property

• Main Authors: Chong, Carice, Tan, Zher Nin, Boong, Siew Kheng, Ang, Zhi Zhong, Leong, Shi Xuan, Lee, Yih Hong, Li, Haitao, Lee, Hiang Kwee
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Chaotropic; Kosmotropic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169321
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Photothermal steam generation promises decentralized water purification, but current methods suffer from slow water evaporation even at high photothermal efficiency of ≈98%. This drawback arises from the high latent heat of vaporization that is required to overcome the strong and extensive hydrogen...