Environmental remediation and sustainable energy generation via photocatalytic technology using rare earth metals modified g-C3N4: A review

M Ismael - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) photocatalyst has been comprehensively
explored because of its exceptional physio-chemical properties and multifunctional …

Rare earth doped metal oxide nanoparticles for photocatalysis: a perspective

A Mehtab, J Ahmed, SM Alshehri, Y Mao… - …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Metal oxides are well-known materials that have been considered as the prominent
photocatalysts. Photocatalysis is a promising way to address the environmental issues …

Review on engineering structural designs for efficient piezoelectric energy harvesting to obtain high power output

N Wu, B Bao, Q Wang - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, with more electrical devices developed and applied in wide fields, efficient
electrical energy generation is always one of the front-end and practical topics in …

Water droplet‐based nanogenerators

MAM Hasan, T Zhang, H Wu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water is one of the most sustainable resources in the world, offering an abundance of hydro
energy. Getting a large amount of electricity through conventional water energy harvesting is …

Wearable all‐fabric‐based triboelectric generator for water energy harvesting

J Xiong, MF Lin, J Wang, SL Gaw… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Realizing energy harvesting from water flow using triboelectric generators (TEGs) based on
our daily wearable fabric or textile has practical significance. Challenges remain on methods …

High‐Output Single‐Electrode Droplet Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Asymmetrical Distribution Electrostatic Induction Enhancement

W Wang, L Zhang, H Wang, Y Zhao, J Cheng, J Meng… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Droplet‐based triboelectric nanogenerators (D‐TENGs) have recently gained much
attention due to their great potential in harvesting energy. However, the output performance …

Slide electrification: charging of surfaces by moving water drops

AZ Stetten, DS Golovko, SAL Weber, HJ Butt - Soft matter, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We investigate the charge separation caused by the motion of a water drop across a
hydrophobic, insulating solid surface. Although the phenomenon of liquid charging has …

Charge transfer accelerating strategy for improving sensitivity of droplet based triboelectric sensors via heterogeneous wettability

S Jang, Y Joung, H Kim, S Cho, Y Ra, M Kim, D Ahn… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The triboelectric platform (TEP) generates electric signals, such as current with the
sequential contact and detachment between two different material surfaces. Among the …

High voltages in sliding water drops

P Bista, AD Ratschow, HJ Butt… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Water drops on insulating hydrophobic substrates can generate electric potentials of
kilovolts upon sliding for a few centimeters. We show that the drop saturation voltage …

Why does water in porous carbon generate electricity? Electrokinetic role of protons in a water droplet-induced hydrovoltaic system of hydrophilic porous carbon

H Ko, W Son, MS Kang, HU Lee, CY Chung… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As emerging technology, hydrovoltaics harvests energy from water by flowing it through
nanostructured materials. However, the poor understanding of the principles of hydrovoltaics …