• 文献标题:   A Microstructured Graphene/Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Membrane for Intelligent Solar Water Evaporation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG PP, LIU F, LIAO QH, YAO HZ, GENG HY, CHENG HH, LI C, QU LT
  • 作者关键词:   irradiation, membrane, polymer, selfadaptive material, water evaporation
  • 出版物名称:   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIEINTERNATIONAL EDITION
  • ISSN:   1433-7851 EI 1521-3773
  • 通讯作者地址:   Minist Educ China
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1002/anie.201810345
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Intelligent solar water evaporation (iSWE) was achieved with a thermally responsive and microstructured graphene/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (mG/PNIPAm) membrane. As the solar intensity varies, the water evaporation is tuned through reversible transformations of microstructures reminiscent of the stomatal opening and closing of leaves. Consequently, this mG/PNIPAm membrane displays a high water evaporation rate change (Delta WER) of 1.66 kg m(-2) h(-1) under weak sunlight (intensity < 1 sun) and a low WER of 0.24 kg m(-2) h(-1) under intense sunlight (1sun < intensity < 2 sun). Because of the double-layer structure with predictable shape and dynamics, the leaf-like membrane can further autonomously modulate the water evaporation by self-curling under intense solar irradiation in accordance with simulation results. This mG/PNIPAm membrane provides a smart material platform with self-adaptability in response to changing environments.