Mechanically strong MXene/Kevlar nanofiber composite membranes as high-performance nanofluidic osmotic power generators

Zhen Zhang; Sheng Yang; Panpan Zhang; Jian Zhang; Guangbo Chen; Xinliang Feng

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10885-8

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Mechanically strong MXene/Kevlar nanofiber composite membranes as high-performance nanofluidic osmotic power generators

Zhen Zhang,
Sheng Yang,
Panpan Zhang,
Jian Zhang,
Guangbo Chen,
Xinliang Feng

Affiliations

Zhen Zhang: Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (Cfaed) and Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden
Sheng Yang: Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (Cfaed) and Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden
Panpan Zhang: Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (Cfaed) and Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden
Jian Zhang: Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (Cfaed) and Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden
Guangbo Chen: Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (Cfaed) and Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden
Xinliang Feng: Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (Cfaed) and Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10885-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Nanofluidic channels can capture osmotic energy from salinity gradients, but output power densities should be improved for practical applications. Here the authors report high-strength nanosheet/nanofiber composite membranes for harvesting osmotic energy from natural water with high output power.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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