Recent advances in the development of advanced solar evaporation have opened up new possibilities for the revived explorations of solar thermal utilization. Among them, microstructure-enabled solar evaporation received the most attention due to its unique capability of solar energy harvesting and localized heating effects, which are beneficial for an enhanced vapor production rate, a fast-responsive high-temperature steam generation, and so on. Here we review the primary photothermal properties of interfacial solar evaporators and the recent progress in potential point-of-use applications of solar desalination, solar sterilization as well as enthalpy-recycled power generation. A brief summary and prospective analysis have been discussed as well.
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