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Photothermal conversion for water vapor generation is a novel strategy and an efficient way to utilize solar energy, which has great potential for water purification and desalination. In this review, the development of photothermal conversion and the classification of absorbers for solar vapor generation systems are presented, especially in recent development of carbon nanocomposites (carbon nanotubes and graphene) as solar vapor generation devices. Combined with recent progresses and achievements in this field, we discuss the challenges and opportunities for photothermal conversion based on carbon nanocomposites as well as their promising applications.摘要光热转换产生水蒸汽是一种高效的、 全新的太阳能利用方式, 在污水处理和海水淡化等领域具有广泛应用前景. 本文介绍了光热转换的发展以及用作太阳能水蒸汽产生系统的吸光材料的种类, 进一步深入分析碳基纳米复合材料(碳纳米管和石墨烯)制备水蒸汽的转换效率, 并结合碳基纳米复合材料在光热转换领域的相关研究成果, 提出了碳基纳米复合材料在光热领域面临的各种挑战和机遇.