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 …

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 …

TiO2/FePS3 S‐Scheme Heterojunction for Greatly Raised Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

B Xia, B He, J Zhang, L Li, Y Zhang, J Yu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aggravating extreme climate changes and natural disasters stimulate the exploration of
low‐carbon/zero‐carbon alternatives to traditional carbon‐based fossil fuels. Solar‐to …

Electricity generated by upstream proton diffusion in two-dimensional nanochannels

H Xia, W Zhou, X Qu, W Wang, X Wang, R Qiao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The movement of ions along the pressure-driven water flow in narrow channels, known as
downstream ionic transport, has been observed since 1859 to induce a streaming potential …

A wiping-type semiconductor–liquid generator utilizing water-bearing solid materials and hydrated biological tissues

Z Liu, S Lin, P Yang, S Qin, J Hu, X Chen - Energy & Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The charge generation due to the interaction between solids and liquids is an important
branch for microenergy collection. This work presents a wiping-type semiconductor–liquid …

Self-sustained electricity generator driven by the compatible integration of ambient moisture adsorption and evaporation

J Tan, S Fang, Z Zhang, J Yin, L Li, X Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Generating sustainable electricity from ambient humidity and natural evaporation has
attracted tremendous interest recently as it requires no extra mechanical energy input and is …

The emerging chemistry of self-electrified water interfaces

F Galembeck, LP Santos, TAL Burgo… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Water is known for dissipating electrostatic charges, but it is also a universal agent of matter
electrification, creating charged domains in any material contacting or containing it. This new …

Microbial biofilm-based hydrovoltaic technology

J Lü, G Ren, Q Hu, C Rensing, S Zhou - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Hydrovoltaic electricity generation (HEG) utilizes the latent environmental heat stored in
water, and subsequently harvests the electrical energy. However, sustainable HEG has …

Ultraviolet-Light-Driven Electricity Generation by a TiO2/Graphene Composite in Water

S Li, J Li, H Zhang, B Luo, H Cai, S Nie… - ACS Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced power generation from solid/liquid heterojunctions is an environmentally
friendly method to alleviate the energy crisis. However, the utilization of volatile and …

Effect of surface pre-charging and electric field on the contact electrification between liquid and solid

Z Tang, S Lin, ZL Wang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022 - ACS Publications
Contact electrification at the solid–liquid interface is a ubiquitous phenomenon. In spite of
the extensive studies about its origin, it remains difficult to reveal the mechanism of charge …