Harvesting energy from extreme environmental conditions with cellulosic triboelectric materials

Y Shao, B Luo, T Liu, C Cai, X Meng, S Wang, S Nie - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), as a new energy conversion device in self-powered
sensing devices, have been used at extreme environmental conditions, which poses great …

Rational design of wood‐structured thick electrode for electrochemical energy storage

J Xu, J Lei, N Ming, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is a natural choice to realize the vision of wood‐inspired functional materials for energy
engineering. Apart from being naturally abundant, renewable, and biodegradable, wood …

Flexible quasi‐solid state ionogels with remarkable seebeck coefficient and high thermoelectric properties

H Cheng, X He, Z Fan, J Ouyang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric materials can be used to harvest low‐grade heat that is otherwise dissipated
to the environment. But the conventional thermoelectric materials that are semiconductors or …

“Tree‐trunk” design for flexible quasi‐solid‐state electrolytes with hierarchical ion‐channels enabling ultralong‐life lithium‐metal batteries

Y Zheng, N Yang, R Gao, Z Li, H Dou, G Li… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The construction of robust (quasi)‐solid‐state electrolyte (SSE) for flexible lithium‐metal
batteries is desirable but extremely challenging. Herein, a novel, flexible, and robust quasi …

Sustainable cellulose-nanofiber-based hydrogels

QF Guan, HB Yang, ZM Han, ZC Ling, CH Yin… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogel materials have many excellent properties and a wide range of applications.
Recently, a new type of hydrogel has emerged: cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-based hydrogels …

Self‐densification of highly mesoporous wood structure into a strong and transparent film

K Li, S Wang, H Chen, X Yang, LA Berglund… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the native wood cell wall, cellulose microfibrils are highly aligned and organized in the
secondary cell wall. A new preparation strategy is developed to achieve individualization of …

Thermo-electrochemical cells for heat to electricity conversion: from mechanisms, materials, strategies to applications

Y Liu, M Cui, W Ling, L Cheng, H Lei, W Li… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Abundant and ubiquitous thermal heat called low-grade heat (< 150° C) is wasted in our
surroundings owing to the lack of effective and low-cost energy technologies. Thermo …

Nanoscale ion regulation in wood‐based structures and their device applications

C Chen, L Hu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ion transport and regulation are fundamental processes for various devices and applications
related to energy storage and conversion, environmental remediation, sensing, ionotronics …

Flexible and robust bacterial cellulose‐based ionogels with high thermoelectric properties for low‐grade heat harvesting

K Liu, J Lv, G Fan, B Wang, Z Mao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The utilization of low‐grade and abundant thermal sources based on thermoelectric (TE)
materials is crucial for the development of a sustainable society. However, high …

A printed flexible humidity sensor with high sensitivity and fast response using a cellulose nanofiber/carbon black composite

S Tachibana, YF Wang, T Sekine… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) society, there is a significant need for low-cost, high-
performance flexible humidity sensors in wearable devices. However, commercially …