Hydrovoltaic technology: from mechanism to applications

X Wang, F Lin, X Wang, S Fang, J Tan, W Chu… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water is a colossal reservoir of clean energy as it adsorbs thirty-five percent of solar energy
reaching the Earth's surface. More than half of the adsorbed energy turns into latent heat for …

Electricity generation from phase transitions between liquid and gaseous water

B Shao, Y Song, Z Song, Y Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ubiquitous and spontaneous phase transitions between liquid and gaseous water
contain substantial energy that can be harvested by emerging hydrovoltaic technologies …

Moisture adsorption-desorption full cycle power generation

H Wang, T He, X Hao, Y Huang, H Yao, F Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Environment-adaptive power generation can play an important role in next-generation
energy conversion. Herein, we propose a moisture adsorption-desorption power generator …

Surface wettability for skin‐interfaced sensors and devices

X Wang, Y Liu, H Cheng… - Advanced functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The practical applications of skin‐interfaced sensors and devices in daily life hinge on the
rational design of surface wettability to maintain device integrity and achieve improved …

Humidity-tolerant moisture-driven energy generator with MXene aerogel–organohydrogel bilayer

K Zhao, JW Lee, ZG Yu, W Jiang, JW Oh, G Kim… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Free-standing and film-type moisture-driven energy generators (MEGs) that harness the
preferential interaction of ionized moisture with hydrophilic materials are interesting because …

A flexible tough hydrovoltaic coating for wearable sensing electronics

L Li, Z Zheng, C Ge, Y Wang, H Dai, L Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The lack of a strong binding mechanism between nanomaterials severely restricts the
advantages of the evaporation‐driven hydrovoltaic effect in wearable sensing electronics. It …

Emerging hydrovoltaic technology based on carbon black and porous carbon materials: A mini review

S Jiao, M Liu, Y Li, H Abrha, J Wang, Y Dai, J Li… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrovoltaic technology has attracted intense research interest due to its capacity to directly
harvest green energy from water flow/evaporation. Carbon black (CB) and porous carbon …

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

Y Zhang, T Yang, K Shang, F Guo, Y Shang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The continuous energy-harvesting in moisture environment is attractive for the development
of clean energy source. Controlling the transport of ionized mobile charge in intelligent …

Zwitterionic ionogels with water-mediated stiffness transition for shape memory and moisture electric generation

S Wang, D Zhang, J Zhou, X He, SY Zheng, J Yang - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Moisture-sensitive gels with recyclable and switchable mechanics hold great promise for
electronic generation. However, the volume, mechanical, electrical stability of gels during …

Enhancing output performance of surface-modified wood sponge-carbon black ink hygroelectric generator via moisture-triggered galvanic cell

K Zhang, L Cai, A Nilghaz, G Chen, X Wan, J Tian - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A promising strategy to use alkali and alkaline earth metals chloride as an ideal high-
efficiency atmospheric moisture catcher has been introduced in hygroelectric generator …