Hydrogel‐Based Functional Materials for Thermoelectric Applications: Progress and Perspectives

C Zhang, XL Shi, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are renowned for their complex structures and unique physicochemical
properties, establishing them as key materials in bioenergy harvesting applications. They …

Electricity generated by upstream proton diffusion in two-dimensional nanochannels

H Xia, W Zhou, X Qu, W Wang, X Wang, R Qiao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The movement of ions along the pressure-driven water flow in narrow channels, known as
downstream ionic transport, has been observed since 1859 to induce a streaming potential …

Advances in asymmetric moist-electric generators with innovative heterogeneous structures

K Ni, Q Ren, S Liu, B Sun, YC Lai, X Zhang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Harvesting energy from the ubiquitous moisture induced streaming potential or ion
concentration gradients is a promising green technology. Lately, the emergence of high …

Patterned Coating of Ionic Diode Arrays Toward Flexible Moist‐Electric Generators to Power Wireless Sensor Nodes

Y Yao, X Lu, C Fu, Y Zhang, J Fang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitous moisture is attractive for developing sustainable mobile power sources.
However, how to endow moisture‐electric generators (MEGs) with fine design, mass …

Achieving Ultrahigh Voltage Over 100 V and Remarkable Freshwater Harvesting Based on Thermodiffusion Enhanced Hydrovoltaic Generator

Y Chen, J He, C Ye, S Tang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Evaporative hydrovoltaic generators hold significant potential for alleviating water‐energy
crisis, but low output voltage configurations due to the slow phase transition rate of water …

Efficient Permeable Monolithic Hybrid Tribo‐Piezo‐Electromagnetic Nanogenerator Based on Topological‐Insulator‐Composite

B Shao, TC Lu, MH Lu, YT Chen, TC Wu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Escalating energy demands of self‐independent on‐skin/wearable electronics impose
challenges on corresponding power sources to offer greater power density, permeability …

3D dendritic hierarchically gradient nanoflowers in situ grown on conductive substrates for efficient hydrovoltaic power generation

Y Wang, X Yuan, K Ni, Y Song, X Li, X Zeng… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrovoltaic power generators (HPGs) that continuously produce electricity through the
interactions between water molecules and surface-charged pores/channels constitute a …

Silicon nanowire/ionic hydrogel-based hybrid moist-electric generators with enhanced voltage output and operational stability

W Duan, B Shao, Z Wang, K Ni, S Liu, X Yuan… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Moist electric generators (MEGs) are promising portable power sources for harvesting
energy from atmospheric moisture. However, the lack of an efficient device design and the …

Moisture-driven energy generation by vertically structured polymer aerogel on water-collecting gel

K Zhao, S Li, G Zan, G Kim, W Jiang, JW Park, J Yoon… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In the realm of energy harvesting, free-standing, film-type, moisture-driven electricity
generators (MEGs) based on polymer hydrogels with moisture-retaining capability are …

[HTML][HTML] Progress of Capillary Flow-Related Hydrovoltaic Technology: Mechanisms and Device Applications

W Zhang, RT Liu, Y Huang - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Capillary flow-related hydrovoltaic technology is an emerging research field for sustainable
electricity generation. Despite great progress in the last decade, the mechanisms behind …