Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

Staggered circular nanoporous graphene converts electromagnetic waves into electricity

  • Hualiang Lv,
  • Yuxing Yao,
  • Shucong Li,
  • Guanglei Wu,
  • Biao Zhao,
  • Xiaodi Zhou,
  • Robert L. Dupont,
  • Ufuoma I. Kara,
  • Yimin Zhou,
  • Shibo Xi,
  • Bo Liu,
  • Renchao Che,
  • Jincang Zhang,
  • Hongbin Xu,
  • Solomon Adera,
  • Renbing Wu,
  • Xiaoguang Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37436-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The electromagnetic (EM) energy released by electronic devices in the environment is largely wasted and contributes to EM pollution. Here, the authors report the synthesis of staggered circular nanoporous graphene enabling the absorption and conversion of EM waves into electricity via the thermoelectric effect.