Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Circadian humidity fluctuation induced capillary flow for sustainable mobile energy

  • Jiayue Tang,
  • Yuanyuan Zhao,
  • Mi Wang,
  • Dianyu Wang,
  • Xuan Yang,
  • Ruiran Hao,
  • Mingzhan Wang,
  • Yanlei Wang,
  • Hongyan He,
  • John H. Xin,
  • Shuang Zheng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28998-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

Read online

Droplet generators convert mechanical movements of droplets into small-scale electricity. Here, Tang et al. report a humidity-driven power generator by utilizing daily humidity fluctuation in atmosphere enabling continuous generation of electricity upon moisture absorption and desorption cycles.