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 …

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 …

Cost-effective, scalable fabrication of self-floating xerogel foam for simultaneous photothermal water evaporation and thermoelectric power generation

L Chen, J Ren, J Gong, J Qu, R Niu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) evaporator has become one of the most promising solar
absorber/receiver materials for interfacial solar-driven steam generation to efficient global …

Recent advances in highly integrated energy conversion and storage system

C Shao, Y Zhao, L Qu - SusMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The vigorous development in the field of energy conversion and storage devices directly
contributes to the full utilization and convenient use of clean energy. However, some …

Transfer learning enhanced water-enabled electricity generation in highly oriented graphene oxide nanochannels

C Yang, H Wang, J Bai, T He, H Cheng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Harvesting energy from spontaneous water flow within artificial nanochannels is a promising
route to meet sustainable power requirements of the fast-growing human society. However …

A review of humidity gradient-based power generator: Devices, materials and mechanisms

H Yan, Z Liu, R Qi - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Humidity gradient-based power generators (HGPGs), which can convert moisture potential
into electric power, offer a promising avenue due to the wide and abundant distribution of air …

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 …

Recent advances in two‐dimensional materials for hydrovoltaic energy technology

Z Liu, C Liu, Z Chen, H Huang, Y Liu, L Xue, J Sun… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrovoltaic energy technology that generates electricity directly from the interaction of
materials with water has been regarded as a promising renewable energy harvesting …

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 …

Hierarchically porous fiber‐based nanofluidic diode as an efficient multimode hygroelectric generator

X Lu, T Yang, C Fu, Z Jiang, Y Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting electrical energy from different forms of water by using the hydrovoltaic effect is a
promising approach to green energy acquisition. However, at present, different devices are …