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.

先进的太阳能蒸发技术的最新发展为重新开展太阳能热利用探索开辟了新的可能性。其中，具有微观结构的太阳能蒸发由于其独特的太阳能收集能力和局部加热效应而受到了最广泛的关注，这有利于提高蒸汽生产率，产生快速响应的高温蒸汽等。在这里，我们回顾了界面太阳能蒸发器的主要光热特性，以及在太阳能脱盐，太阳能灭菌以及焓回收发电的潜在使用点应用方面的最新进展。还讨论了简短的摘要和前瞻性分析。