Sustainable power generation for at least one month from ambient humidity using unique nanofluidic diode

Yong Zhang; Tingting Yang; Kedong Shang; Fengmei Guo; Yuanyuan Shang; Shulong Chang; Licong Cui; Xulei Lu; Zhongbao Jiang; Jian Zhou; Chunqiao Fu; Qi-Chang He

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31067-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Sustainable power generation for at least one month from ambient humidity using unique nanofluidic diode

Yong Zhang,
Tingting Yang,
Kedong Shang,
Fengmei Guo,
Yuanyuan Shang,
Shulong Chang,
Licong Cui,
Xulei Lu,
Zhongbao Jiang,
Jian Zhou,
Chunqiao Fu,
Qi-Chang He

Affiliations

Yong Zhang: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Tingting Yang: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Kedong Shang: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Fengmei Guo: Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University
Yuanyuan Shang: Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University
Shulong Chang: Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University
Licong Cui: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Xulei Lu: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Zhongbao Jiang: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Jian Zhou: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Chunqiao Fu: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Qi-Chang He: Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31067-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Energy harvesting of humidity present in air can be used for the development of clean energy sources and self-sustained systems. The authors propose a nanofluid energy conversion system with integrated ionic diode-type hybrid membrane for energy generation in environmental moisture.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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