Innovative membrane integrates photothermal and photocatalytic functions, achieving high-efficiency water purification.
Addressing the global freshwater crisis demands advanced solutions where solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) shows promise, yet integrated photothermal‐photocatalytic synergy within a single platform remains fundamentally challenging. An accordion‐like Mo 2 AlB 2 MBene is pioneered and engineered into a crosslinked MBene/Polyvinylachohol (PVA)/meso‐tetra (4‐carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) composite membrane (MPTM) that synergistically unifies solar harvesting and catalytic degradation. This architecture leverages accordion‐like MBene nanosheets and interfacial porphyrin coordination to establish a dynamic hydrophilic network with exceptional broadband absorption (93.3% average, 200–2500 nm). Through Schottky junction formation and charge redistribution, the system achieves unprecedented solar evaporation rates (2.24 kg m − 2 h −1 under 1 sun) while concurrently generating reactive oxygen species (•OH/•O 2 − ) that degrade 98.7% organic pollutants (10 ppm rhodamine B) in 2 h. The MPTM sustains > 85% evaporation efficiency during long‐term stability operation (Bohai seawater, 200 h) with < 4% efficiency decay, establishing a new paradigm for solar‐powered water purification.
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