Research Interests
Selected Publications
Renyuan Li , Mengchun Wu , Yusuf Shi , Sara Aleid , Wenbin Wang , Chenlin Zhang and Peng Wang, Hybrid water vapor sorbent design with pollution shielding property: extract clean water from polluted bulk water sources, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 14731-14740. DOI: 10.1039/D1TA03543F
Renyuan Li , Yusuf Shi , Mengchun Wu , Seunghyun Hong, and Peng Wang*,Photovoltaic Panel Cooling by Atmospheric Water Sorption-Evaporation Cycle, Nature Sustainability, 2020, Accepted.
Li, R. Y., Shi, Y., Wu, M., Hong, S., and Wang, P.*. Improving Atmospheric Water Production Yield: Enabling Multiple Water Harvesting Cycles with Nano Sorbent, Nano Energy, 2019, Accepted. DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104255.
Li, R. Y., Shi, Y., Alsaedi, M., Wu, M., Shi, L., Wang, P.*, A Hybrid Hydrogel with High Water Vapor Harvesting Capacity for Deployable Solar-Driven Atmospheric Water Generator, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52(19), 11367-11377.
Zhuo, S.F., Shi, Y., Liu, L., Li, R.Y., Shi, L., Anjum, DH., Han, Y.*, Wang, P.*, Dual-template Engineering of Triple-layered Nanoarray Electrode of Metal Chalcogenides Sandwiched with Hydrogel-substituted Graphdiyne, Nat. Commun., 9(1), 3132.
Shi, Y., Li, R. Y., Jin, Y., Zhuo, S. F., Shi, L., Chang, J., Hong, S., Ng, KC., Wang, P.*, A 3D Photothermal Structure toward Improved Energy Efficiency in Solar Steam Generation, Jouel, 2(6), 1171-1186.
Li, R. Y., Shi, Y., Shi, L., Alsaedi, M., Wang, P.*, Harvesting Water from Air: Using Anhydrous Salt with Sunlight, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52(9), 5398-5406.
Li, R.Y., Zhang, L.B., Shi, L., Wang, P.*, MXene Ti3C2: an Effective 2D Light-to-Heat Conversion Material, ACS Nano, 2017, 11(4), 3752-3759. [link] [PDF]
Zhang, L.B., Li, R.Y., Tang, B., and Wang, P., Solar-thermal conversion and thermal energy storage of graphene foam-based composite. Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 14600-14607.
(Book chapter) Li, R.Y., Wang, P.* Introduction to Rational Design of Nanomaterials for Advanced Environmental Applications. in "Rational Design of Next-Generation Nanomaterials and Nanodevices for Advanced Water Applications", International Water Association Publishing, 2016.
Tang, B., Zhang, L.B., Li, R.Y., Wu, J.B., Hedhili, M.N., Wang, P.*, 'Are vacuum-filtrated reduced graphene oxide membranes symmetric?', Nanoscale, 2016,8, 1108-1116.
Li, R.Y., Zhang, L.B., Wang, P.*, Rational design of nanomaterials for water treatment, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 17167-17194. (Review Article)
Zhang, L.B., Tang, B., Wu, J.B., Li, R.Y., Wang, P.*, Hydrophobic Light-to-Heat Conversion Membranes with Self-Healing Ability for Interfacial Solar Heating, Advanced Materials, 2015, 27, 4889-4894. [PDF]
Education
Awards
KAUST Affiliations
Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC)