Electricity generation from phase transitions between liquid and gaseous water

B Shao, Y Song, Z Song, Y Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ubiquitous and spontaneous phase transitions between liquid and gaseous water
contain substantial energy that can be harvested by emerging hydrovoltaic technologies …

Interfacial solar evaporation: from fundamental research to applications

X Wu, Y Lu, X Ren, P Wu, D Chu, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), powered by natural sunlight
garnered significant attention due to its great potential for low‐cost and environmentally …

Rational design of MOF‐based hybrid nanomaterials for directly harvesting electric energy from water evaporation

Q Ma, Q He, P Yin, H Cheng, X Cui, Q Yun… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The continuous exploration of clean‐energy technology is critical for the sustainable
development of society. The recent work on the electric energy harvesting from water …

Advances in harvesting water and energy from ubiquitous atmospheric moisture

W Lu, WL Ong, GW Ho - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Atmospheric moisture contains huge amounts of water and energy potential, which,
benefiting from the advances of nanomaterials, hold great promise in delivering circular …

Harvesting electricity from water evaporation through microchannels of natural wood

X Zhou, W Zhang, C Zhang, Y Tan, J Guo… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
When external pressure drives an electrolyte solution in a capillary tube with a charged
inner surface, we obtain a streaming potential/current. This effect is also manifested when …

Advancing hydrovoltaic energy harvesting from wood through cell wall nanoengineering

J Garemark, F Ram, L Liu, I Sapouna… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Converting omnipresent environmental energy through the assistance of spontaneous water
evaporation is an emerging technology for sustainable energy systems. Developing bio …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing the power of water: A review of hydroelectric nanogenerators

H Su, A Nilghaz, D Liu, L Dai, J Tian, JM Razal, K Tang… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydroelectric nanogenerators (HENGs) are emerging devices towards sustainable and
green energy production. The voltage produced by HENGs varies depending on several …

Sustainable power generation for at least one month from ambient humidity using unique nanofluidic diode

Y Zhang, T Yang, K Shang, F Guo, Y Shang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The continuous energy-harvesting in moisture environment is attractive for the development
of clean energy source. Controlling the transport of ionized mobile charge in intelligent …

Capillary front broadening for water-evaporation-induced electricity of one kilovolt

W Deng, G Feng, L Li, X Wang, H Lu, X Li… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Water evaporation through nanoporous materials, such as carbon black films, can induce
electricity at the volt level, but how to boost the output remains a challenge. Herein, we …

Advances and Challenges for Hydrovoltaic Intelligence

L Wang, W Zhang, Y Deng - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
In recent years, excessive exploitation and rapid population growth have posed numerous
challenges. The climate crisis is deepening because of the unabated use of fossil fuels and …