Laser processing materials for photo-to-thermal applications

Puxin Tan; Chengbing Wang; Dan Wei; Fan Wang; Zexiang Zhao; Wenhe Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2024.103382

Laser processing materials for photo-to-thermal applications

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2024 Dec 13:337:103382. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103382. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Puxin Tan¹, Chengbing Wang², Dan Wei³, Fan Wang⁴, Zexiang Zhao¹, Wenhe Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China.
² School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. Electronic address: wangcb@sust.edu.cn.
³ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. Electronic address: 201702020511@sust.edu.cn.
⁴ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. Electronic address: bs210211012@sust.edu.cn.

PMID: 39700970
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103382

Abstract

Photothermal conversion materials (PCMs) are crucial component in solar-thermal energy technologies. Although various PCMs with excellent sunlight harvesting have been developed for colorful solar-thermal applications, uniform and large-scale production of PCMs remains a challenge, and the PCMs prepared through the conventional methods are often non-site specific. Laser processing technology (LPT), as an efficient, convenient, green and sustainable technology, can directly create micro/nano structures and patterns at specific locations on materials surface, attracting widespread attention in photo-to-thermal applications. Here, we summarize the laser processing of preparing PCMs through laser sintering, laser modification, laser ablation in liquid, laser induced carbonization, and laser etching. We also introduce the working mechanism of LPT, and analyze the thermal conductivity, heat storage performance and hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties of the substrate after LPT treatment. Furthermore, the application of LPT in solar anti-icing/deicing, seawater desalination, heat exchange system, energy storage and transfer, and other related fields are introduced. Additionally, we provide a prospect for the development of LPT and offer directions for future research. We hope that this review can provide meaningful reference value for scholars in this field.

Keywords: Energy conversion; Laser processing; Photothermal materials; Surface engineering.

Publication types

Review