The Synergetic Effect of Metal-Loaded Electrospun Carbon Fibers for Photothermal Conversion

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 16; no. 39; pp. 52572 - 52582
• Main Authors: Shen, Mengxue, Chen, Guanyu, Zhang, Jiapeng, Zhu, Wanxiong, Yang, Menglan, Chen, Xiaohong, Song, Huaihe, Li, Ang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 02.10.2024
• Subjects: carbon; energy conversion; Energy, Environmental, and Catalysis Applications; evaporation; phenolic resins; synergism; photothermal conversion; energy gap; metal−carbon composites; electrospinning; synergetic effect
• ISSN: 1944-8244; 1944-8252; 1944-8252
• DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c13768

With the increasing demand for energy and worsening environmental issues, the application of photothermal materials has been widely explored due to their high energy conversion capabilities and environmental friendliness. In this work, metal–carbon fiber composites were prepared and subjected to photothermal and water evaporation performance tests alongside pure metals and pyrolytic phenolic resin materials. The results show that the addition of metals effectively improved the photothermal efficiency by narrowing the molecular energy gaps of the materials, indicating a strong synergistic enhancement effect between metals and carbon materials. This study provides a theoretical basis for the design of high-performance photothermal conversion materials.