Hydrogel‐Based Functional Materials for Thermoelectric Applications: Progress and Perspectives

C Zhang, XL Shi, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are renowned for their complex structures and unique physicochemical
properties, establishing them as key materials in bioenergy harvesting applications. They …

Achieving Ultrahigh Voltage Over 100 V and Remarkable Freshwater Harvesting Based on Thermodiffusion Enhanced Hydrovoltaic Generator

Y Chen, J He, C Ye, S Tang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Evaporative hydrovoltaic generators hold significant potential for alleviating water‐energy
crisis, but low output voltage configurations due to the slow phase transition rate of water …

3D dendritic hierarchically gradient nanoflowers in situ grown on conductive substrates for efficient hydrovoltaic power generation

Y Wang, X Yuan, K Ni, Y Song, X Li, X Zeng… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrovoltaic power generators (HPGs) that continuously produce electricity through the
interactions between water molecules and surface-charged pores/channels constitute a …

Silicon nanowire/ionic hydrogel-based hybrid moist-electric generators with enhanced voltage output and operational stability

W Duan, B Shao, Z Wang, K Ni, S Liu, X Yuan… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Moist electric generators (MEGs) are promising portable power sources for harvesting
energy from atmospheric moisture. However, the lack of an efficient device design and the …

Insights into hydroelectric nanogenerators: numerical simulation and experimental verification

H Su, A Nilghaz, K Tang, D Liu, S Zhao… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The invention of hydroelectric nanogenerators (HENGs) is a breakthrough technology for
green electricity generation. However, the underlying mechanisms driving energy …

Moisture-driven energy generation by vertically structured polymer aerogel on water-collecting gel

K Zhao, S Li, G Zan, G Kim, W Jiang, JW Park, J Yoon… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In the realm of energy harvesting, free-standing, film-type, moisture-driven electricity
generators (MEGs) based on polymer hydrogels with moisture-retaining capability are …