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ReviewChemical science2025

Plasmonic photothermal nanomaterials for solar steam generation.

Yong Wang, Guozhu Chen, Mohamed Chaker, Dongling Ma

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Review in Chemical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation by WGels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yong WangInstitut National de la Recherche Scientifique 1650 Boulevard Lionel Boulet Varennes J3X 1P7 Canada dongling.ma@inrs.ca.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-0097
Guozhu ChenSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3976-1240
Mohamed ChakerInstitut National de la Recherche Scientifique 1650 Boulevard Lionel Boulet Varennes J3X 1P7 Canada dongling.ma@inrs.ca.
Dongling MaInstitut National de la Recherche Scientifique 1650 Boulevard Lionel Boulet Varennes J3X 1P7 Canada dongling.ma@inrs.ca.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8558-3150

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Solar steam generation, a sustainable and cost-effective water purification technique, has emerged as a promising solution to the global freshwater shortage. Plasmonic photothermal nanomaterials (NMs) have recently garnered enormous attention owing to their strong light-matter interactions and high photothermal conversion efficiency. This review begins by outlining the fundamentals of the plasmonic effect. Subsequently, we classify the current solar steam generation systems and discuss the critical parameters governing their performance. Recent advancements in plasmon-empowered NMs are then summarized according to five major classes: metals, metal nitrides, metal chalcogenides, metal oxides, and MXenes. Furthermore, this review highlights four primary applications of plasmon-driven solar steam generation. Finally, it discusses existing challenges in this research field and provides perspectives on future research directions. This comprehensive review offers valuable insights into the rational design and fabrication of plasmonic NMs for efficient solar steam generation and can thus serve as a guide for future development in this field.

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PMCPMC12394908

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