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<p>Solar-driven interfacial water purification (SDIWP) has emerged as a green, cost-effective, and sustainable technology for waste/sea water treatment. However, at present, innovative smart water treatment systems that enable high-efficiency water purification through multiform solar schemes are rare. Herein, we report a light-propelled photocatalytic evaporator based on semi-metallic reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/ titanium carbide MXene-titanium dioxide (Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub>) ternary hybrid foams for multi-scheme SDIWP. The RGO/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> foam is prepared by freeze-drying induced self-assembly (FDISA) of Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> and graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets by which an <i>in-situ</i> redox reaction between Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> and GO nanosheets occurs and TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles are generated simultaneously. The synergistic effect leads to the formation of the semi-metallic RGO/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> framework with the Ti–O-C covalent bonding between RGO and Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>. Under light irradiation, the photogenerated carriers in RGO/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> can occupy the quantum-confined graphene-like states in RGO with an average lifetime of 0.8&#xa0;ps, this value is 2 orders of magnitude shorter than that of GO and Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>. As a result, the RGO/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> foam shows photocatalytic degradation activity and photothermal conversion ability, enabling multi-scheme SDIWP. Owing to its excellent photothermal properties and quantum-confined superfluidic structures, the RGO/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> foam exhibits superior vapor generation performance (1.72&#xa0;kg&#xa0;m<sup>–2</sup>&#xa0;h<sup>–1</sup>). Furthermore, the photocatalytic evaporator can be remotely manipulated as a floating robot for water treatment through programmable light navigation via photothermal <i>Marangoni</i> propulsion. This work provides a new approach for developing robotic SDIWP systems.</p>

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Light-propelled photocatalytic evaporator for robotic solar-driven water purification

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    2025年4月9日

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  • Dong-Dong Han,
  • Qiang Wang,
  • Zhao-Di Chen,
  • Lei Wang,
  • Zhiyong Chang,
  • Sheng-Yi Xie,
  • Xian-Bin Li,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Yong-Lai Zhang

摘要

Solar-driven interfacial water purification (SDIWP) has emerged as a green, cost-effective, and sustainable technology for waste/sea water treatment. However, at present, innovative smart water treatment systems that enable high-efficiency water purification through multiform solar schemes are rare. Herein, we report a light-propelled photocatalytic evaporator based on semi-metallic reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/ titanium carbide MXene-titanium dioxide (Ti3C2Tx-TiO2) ternary hybrid foams for multi-scheme SDIWP. The RGO/Ti3C2Tx-TiO2 foam is prepared by freeze-drying induced self-assembly (FDISA) of Ti3C2Tx and graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets by which an in-situ redox reaction between Ti3C2Tx and GO nanosheets occurs and TiO2 nanoparticles are generated simultaneously. The synergistic effect leads to the formation of the semi-metallic RGO/Ti3C2Tx-TiO2 framework with the Ti–O-C covalent bonding between RGO and Ti3C2Tx. Under light irradiation, the photogenerated carriers in RGO/Ti3C2Tx-TiO2 can occupy the quantum-confined graphene-like states in RGO with an average lifetime of 0.8 ps, this value is 2 orders of magnitude shorter than that of GO and Ti3C2Tx. As a result, the RGO/Ti3C2Tx-TiO2 foam shows photocatalytic degradation activity and photothermal conversion ability, enabling multi-scheme SDIWP. Owing to its excellent photothermal properties and quantum-confined superfluidic structures, the RGO/Ti3C2Tx-TiO2 foam exhibits superior vapor generation performance (1.72 kg m–2 h–1). Furthermore, the photocatalytic evaporator can be remotely manipulated as a floating robot for water treatment through programmable light navigation via photothermal Marangoni propulsion. This work provides a new approach for developing robotic SDIWP systems.