Interface-mediated hygroelectric generator with an output voltage approaching 1.5 volts

Yaxin Huang; Huhu Cheng; Ce Yang; Panpan Zhang; Qihua Liao; Houze Yao; Gaoquan Shi; Liangti Qu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06633-z

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Interface-mediated hygroelectric generator with an output voltage approaching 1.5 volts

Yaxin Huang,
Huhu Cheng,
Ce Yang,
Panpan Zhang,
Qihua Liao,
Houze Yao,
Gaoquan Shi,
Liangti Qu

Affiliations

Yaxin Huang: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Huhu Cheng: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Ce Yang: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Panpan Zhang: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Qihua Liao: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Houze Yao: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Gaoquan Shi: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Liangti Qu: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06633-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Hygroelectric generators comprised of electrodes and a hygroscopic material with a chemical-gradient structure can produce electricity by absorbing water vapor. Here, the authors achieve a high output voltage by employing hygroscopic heterogeneous graphene oxide and materials with Schottky junctions.

Published in Nature Communications

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