The osmotic pressure difference between river water and seawater is a promising source of
renewable energy. However, current osmotic energy conversion processes show limited …

Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

Nanofluidic membranes have been demonstrated as promising candidates for osmotic
energy harvesting. However, it remains a long-standing challenge to fabricate high …

Bioinspired asymmetric nanofluidic ion channels with ionic diode behavior that can boost
the osmotic energy (so‐called blue energy) conversion are highly desirable, especially if …

The electric organs of electric eels are able to convert ionic gradients into high-efficiency
electricity because their electrocytes contain numerous “subnanoscale” protein ion channels …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) membranes are emerging candidates for osmotic energy
conversion. However, the trade-off between ion selectivity and conductivity remains the key …

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has shown large promise in harvesting osmotic energy.
However, the current investigations generally focus on proof-of-concept nanoscale single …

Introducing alien intercalations to sub-nanometer scale nanochannels is one desirable
strategy to optimize the ion transportation of two-dimensional nanomaterial membranes for …

Conspectus The salinity gradient between seawater and river water has been identified as a
promising, clean, renewable, and sustainable energy source that can be converted into …

Precise and ultrafast ion sieving is highly desirable for many applications in environment‐,
energy‐, and resource‐related fields. The development of a permselective lamellar …