Moisture‐enabled electricity from hygroscopic materials: a new type of clean energy

T Xu, X Ding, H Cheng, G Han, L Qu - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Water utilization is accompanied with the development of human beings, whereas gaseous
moisture is usually regarded as an underexploited resource. The advances of highly efficient …

Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment

JL Bañuelos, E Borguet, GE Brown Jr… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Engineering in situ catalytic cleaning membrane via prebiotic‐chemistry‐inspired mineralization

X Yang, Y Wen, Y Li, L Yan, CY Tang, J Ma… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pressure‐driven membrane separation promises a sustainable energy‐water nexus but is
hindered by ubiquitous fouling. Natural systems evolved from prebiotic chemistry offer a …

What happens when halide perovskites meet with water?

S Cheng, H Zhong - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Halide perovskites are considered to be next-generation semiconductor materials with bright
prospects to advance the technology of photonics and optoelectronics. Because of the …

Triboelectric charge-separable probes for quantificationally charge investigating at the liquid-solid interface

B Luo, T Liu, C Cai, J Yuan, Y Liu, C Gao, X Meng… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Thoroughly researching liquid-solid contact electrification can significantly enhance our
understanding of liquid energy harvesting, chemical processes, and geological …

Water treatment based on atomically engineered materials: Atomic layer deposition and beyond

X Yang, ABF Martinson, JW Elam, L Shao, SB Darling - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Global water stress and challenges for producing sufficient supplies of fit-for-purpose water
are amplifying. Atomically engineered interfaces are emerging as a powerful tool in the …

Material design strategies for recovery of critical resources from water

OA Kazi, W Chen, JG Eatman, F Gao, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Population growth, urbanization, and decarbonization efforts are collectively straining the
supply of limited resources that are necessary to produce batteries, electronics, chemicals …

Overflow control for sustainable development by superwetting surface with biomimetic structure

S Zhou, L Jiang, Z Dong - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Liquid flowing around a solid edge, ie, overflow, is a commonly observed flow behavior.
Recent research into surface wetting properties and microstructure-controlled overflow …

Advancing ion separation: Covalent-organic-framework membranes for sustainable energy and water applications

W Xian, D Wu, Z Lai, S Wang, Q Sun - Accounts of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Membranes are pivotal in a myriad of energy production processes and modern
separation techniques. They are essential in devices for energy generation, facilities for …

Nanocellulose-based membranes for highly efficient molecular separation

Z Wang, Z Chen, Z Zheng, H Liu, L Zhu, M Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose (NC), a family of most promising natural nanomaterials, has emerged as a
potential candidate for the fabrication of highly efficient separation membranes owing to its …