[HTML][HTML] Ion transport in nanofluidic devices for energy harvesting

K Xiao, L Jiang, M Antonietti - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Our technological systems are mainly based on semiconductor photovoltaics, electronic
circuits, and (electro) chemical storage reactions. However, in the energy field," ionics" has …

Blue energy generation by the temperature-dependent properties in funnel-shaped soft nanochannels

M Karimzadeh, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Salinity energy generation (SEG) studies have only been done under isothermal conditions
at ambient temperature. The production of salinity energy can be improved under non …

Essence of the Giant Reduction of Power Density in Osmotic Energy Conversion in Porous Membranes: Importance of Testing Area

CY Lin, SF Chang, KT Kuo, S Garner… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Harvesting osmotic energy through nanofluidic devices with diverse materials has received
considerable attention in recent years. Often, a small testing area on a membrane was …

Ionic thermal up-diffusion in nanofluidic salinity-gradient energy harvesting

R Long, Z Kuang, Z Liu, W Liu - National science review, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Advances in nanofabrication and materials science give a boost to the research in
nanofluidic energy harvesting. Contrary to previous efforts on isothermal conditions, here a …

Tripling the reverse electrodialysis power generation in conical nanochannels utilizing soft surfaces

M Khatibi, A Sadeghi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We theoretically investigate the feasibility of enhancing the reverse electrodialysis power
generation in nanochannels by covering the surface with a polyelectrolyte layer (PEL) …

Effective charged exterior surfaces for enhanced ionic diffusion through nanopores under salt gradients

L Ma, X An, F Song, Y Qiu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
High-performance osmotic energy conversion requires both large ionic throughput and high
ionic selectivity, which can be significantly promoted by exterior surface charges …

Reducing ion concentration polarization by optimizing reservoir size in membrane-based salinity gradient power generation systems

C Li, Z Zhang, Z Li, N Qiao, H Guo, J Liao - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Salinity gradient power generation has attracted much attention for its green and sustainable
advantages. However, previous studies have tended to overlook the effect of reservoir size …

Ion current rectification in asymmetric charged bilayer nanochannels

Z Liu, X Liu, Y Wang, D Yang, C Li - Electrochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
At present, little attention has been paid to the ion current rectification (ICR) performance in
the bilayer nanochannel with non-uniform charge distribution, which has the similar …

Anomalous pH‐dependent nanofluidic salinity gradient power

LH Yeh, F Chen, YT Chiou, YS Su - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies on nanofluidic salinity gradient power (NSGP), where energy associated
with the salinity gradient can be harvested with ion‐selective nanopores, all suggest that …

Power generation by a pH-regulated conical nanopore through reverse electrodialysis

JP Hsu, SC Lin, CY Lin, S Tseng - Journal of Power Sources, 2017 - Elsevier
To assess the possibility of energy harvesting through reverse electrodialysis (RED), we
consider the electrokinetic behavior of the ion transport in a pH-regulated conical nanopore …