title: High-Performance Photothermal Conversion of Narrow-Bandgap Ti2O3Nanoparticles.
abstract: Ti2O3nanoparticles with high performance of photothermal conversion are demonstrated for the first time. Benefiting from the nanosize and narrow-bandgap features, the Ti2O3nanoparticles possess strong light absorption and nearly 100% internal solar-thermal conversion efficiency. Furthermore, Ti2O3-nanoparticle-based thin film shows potential use in seawater desalination and purification.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Yangyang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Advanced Membrane and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Imaging and Characterization Core lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
authors.forename: Yakui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Dianpeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
keywords: desalination; nanoparticles; narrow bandgap; photothermal conversion; titanium sesquioxide