Bioinspired 2D Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 32; no. 18; pp. e1902806 - n/a
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuanwen, Mei, Jun, Yan, Cheng, Liao, Ting, Bell, John, Sun, Ziqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2020
• Subjects: 2D nanomaterials; bioinspired materials; Biomimetics; energy materials; Materials science; Nanomaterials; photonic structures; superwetting surfaces; Sustainable development; energy materials; 2D nanomaterials; bioinspired materials; superwetting surfaces; photonic structures
• ISSN: 0935-9648; 1521-4095
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201902806

The increasing demand for constructing ecological civilization and promoting socially sustainable development has encouraged scientists to develop bioinspired materials with required properties and functions. By bringing science and nature together, plenty of novel materials with extraordinary properties can be created by learning the best from natural species. In combination with the exceptional features of 2D nanomaterials, bioinspired 2D nanomaterials and technologies have delivered significant achievements. Here, the progress over the past decade in bioinspired 2D photonic structures, energy nanomaterials, and superwetting materials, is summarized, together with the challenges and opportunities in developing bioinspired materials for sustainable energy and environmental technologies. Recent progress in developing bioinspired 2D nanomaterials for sustainable energy and environmental applications is summarized. Learning from nature has been proved to be an effective approach to take full advantage of the potential of materials and to build a sustainable society by using existing materials.