Abstract . The conventional solar still is limited to a daily yield of approximately 2–3.5?kg/m 2 /day. To increase the yield, this study investigates experimentally the combined effects of latent and sensible energy storage together with magnetization. Paraffin and novel high-thermal conductivity nanomaterial (graphite plate) were used as latent and sensible heat storage materials, respectively. There was an overall increase of 62% and 235% in the daytime and night-time yield, respectivel...