• Mengyan Liu
  • Benfeng Zhu
  • Na Chen
  • Jie Zhu
  • Caihe Lei
  • Ruopeng Li
  • Yumeng Yang
  • Jiao Liu
  • Zhao Zhang
  • Peixia Yang
  • Oleg Levin
  • Elena Alekseeva
  • Bo Fang
  • Guoying Wei
  • Jingjing Yang
Solar energy is an eco-conscious substitute, for solar energy absorption and subsequent light-to-heat conversion, light-absorbing materials require broad-spectrum light absorption capabilities. Herein, we present the fabrication of broadband light-absorbing polypyrrole-carboxylated carbon nanotube membranes via a facile electrochemical deposition route. By manipulating electrochemical deposition time, the structure of the membranes was tailored, resulting in enhanced absorption, achieving over 98.95 % across the entire solar spectrum. The membranes demonstrated exemplary thermal efficacy and insensitivity to incident angles in photothermal conversion, the membranes facilitated a notable 12 °C temperature elevation within a simulated greenhouse compared to ambient conditions. Thus, these membranes exhibit considerable potential for widespread application in photothermal conversion and greenhouse technology.
Original languageEnglish
Article number121926
JournalRenewable Energy
Volume237
Issue numberPart D
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2024

    Research areas

  • Broadband light absorption, Carbon nanotubes, Electrochemical deposition, Micro-nano structure, Photothermal conversion

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