Hydrovoltaic technology: from mechanism to applications

X Wang, F Lin, X Wang, S Fang, J Tan, W Chu… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water is a colossal reservoir of clean energy as it adsorbs thirty-five percent of solar energy
reaching the Earth's surface. More than half of the adsorbed energy turns into latent heat for …

[PDF][PDF] Bio-inspired water-driven electricity generators: From fundamental mechanisms to practical applications

K Wang, W Xu, W Zhang, X Wang, X Yang… - Nano Res …, 2023 - ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Harvesting water energy in various forms of water motion, such as evaporation, raindrops,
river flows, ocean waves, and other, is promising to relieve the global energy crisis and …

Accelerated ion transport and charging dynamics in more ionophobic sub-nanometer channels

Z Bo, Z Huang, Z Zheng, Y Chen, J Yan, K Cen… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Layered two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials are highly promising for boosting
energy density of supercapacitors for industrial translation, however their rate performances …

Materials for evaporation‐driven hydrovoltaic technology

C Zheng, W Chu, S Fang, J Tan… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water constitutes the largest energy carrier on earth, absorbing more than 70% of the solar
energy received by the earth's surface, yet its low exploitation has been a constant concern …

Emerging self-sustained electricity generation enabled by moisture

P Wang, J Xu, R Wang, T Li - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023 - cell.com
Moisture-involved electricity generation (MIEG) can harvest electricity from the natural
hydrological process by spontaneous moisture sorption or water evaporation and thus …

Enhanced catalytic activities of Fe anchored on graphene substrates for water splitting and hydrogen evolution

R Wan, C Wang, R Chen, M Liu, F Yang - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water splitting on single Fe atom catalyst anchored on defective graphene surfaces by using
first-principles density functional theory. The structure and electronic features of isolated Fe …

Experimental characterization technique to probe interfacial water

LY Hu, XX Huang, RY Zhou, YH Wang, Z Yang, JF Li - Journal of Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Water is a fundamental substance in the natural world, playing a central role in various fields
such as energy, catalysis and the environment. Broadly speaking, the diverse applications of …

Water-Based Generators with Cellulose Acetate: Uncovering the Mechanisms of Power Generation

SH Lee, HW Lee, SH Baek, J Yun, Y Kwon, Y Song… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Power generation technologies based on water movement and evaporation use water,
which covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface and can also generate power from …

Composition of oxygen functional groups on graphite surfaces

NN Intan, J Pfaendtner - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022 - ACS Publications
The types and compositions of oxygen functional groups on graphite surfaces are heavily
subjected to the method in which the graphite is synthesized and processed in experiments …

[HTML][HTML] Chemically tuning graphene via anodic exfoliation for enhanced performance in aqueous zinc-based electrochemical energy storage applications

DF Carrasco, E Álvarez-Rubiera, S Villar-Rodil… - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Graphene materials are attractive for use in novel aqueous electrochemical energy storage
devices, including aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) and hybrid capacitors (AZICs). Ideally …