TY - JOUR
T1 - Water vapor harvesting nanostructures through bioinspired gradient-driven mechanism
AU - Liang, Haoran
AU - Abshaev, Magomet T.
AU - Abshaev, Ali M.
AU - Huchunaev, Buzgigit M.
AU - Griffiths, Steven
AU - Zou, Linda
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial support of UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science and Khalifa University of Science and Technology . Special thanks are given to Dr. Yanlong Tai for his valuable support and contribution to all aspects of the experimental works and manuscript of this project. The authors also thank Dr Liang Li from New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for his generous assistance in conducting XRD analysis.
Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial support of UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science and Khalifa University of Science and Technology. Special thanks are given to Dr. Yanlong Tai for his valuable support and contribution to all aspects of the experimental works and manuscript of this project. The authors also thank Dr Liang Li from New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for his generous assistance in conducting XRD analysis.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - A dual-layered shells/core microcrystal (graphene-oxide (GO)-titanium-dioxide (TiO2)/sodium-chloride (NaCl), GTNC)is synthesized by evaporation crystallization. After thermal reduction, an alternating hydrophilic (TiO2 nanoparticles)/hydrophobic (rGO plates)nanostructure is formed, sharing similarities to the water-vapor-harvesting system of desert beetles. rGTNC microcrystals could deliquesce at lower relative humidity (59 ± 3%, RH)than that of NaCl (∼75% RH), and form larger water droplets ∼4–8 times its original areal size. The enhanced performance is attributed to surface energy gradients and water adsorbing capability. The results confirm that rGTNC microcrystals can be used as efficient cloud seeding materials.
AB - A dual-layered shells/core microcrystal (graphene-oxide (GO)-titanium-dioxide (TiO2)/sodium-chloride (NaCl), GTNC)is synthesized by evaporation crystallization. After thermal reduction, an alternating hydrophilic (TiO2 nanoparticles)/hydrophobic (rGO plates)nanostructure is formed, sharing similarities to the water-vapor-harvesting system of desert beetles. rGTNC microcrystals could deliquesce at lower relative humidity (59 ± 3%, RH)than that of NaCl (∼75% RH), and form larger water droplets ∼4–8 times its original areal size. The enhanced performance is attributed to surface energy gradients and water adsorbing capability. The results confirm that rGTNC microcrystals can be used as efficient cloud seeding materials.
KW - Bioinspired water-vapor harvesting
KW - Dual-layered shells/core microcrystals
KW - Water-augmentation technology
KW - Water-droplet formation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.05.008
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.05.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065446469
SN - 0009-2614
VL - 728
SP - 167
EP - 173
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
ER -