Colloidal Plasmonic TiN Nanoparticles for Efficient Solar Seawater Desalination.

ABSTRACT: Transferring traditional plasmonic noble metal nanomaterials from the laboratory to industrial production has remained challenging due to the high price of noble metals. The development of cost-effective non-noble-metal alternatives with outstanding plasmonic properties has therefore become essential. Herein, we report on the gram-scale production of differently shaped TiN nanoparticles with strong plasmon-enabled broadband light absorption, including differently sized TiN nanospheres, nanobipyramids, and nanorod arrays. The TiN nanospheres and nanobipyramids are further coembedded in highly porous poly(vinyl alcohol) films to function as a photothermal material for solar seawater desalination. A seawater evaporation rate of 3.8 kg m^-2 h^-1 is achieved, which marks the

SUBMITTER: Bai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10711720 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature