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‐enabled electricity generation: from physics and materials to self‐powered applications

D Shen, WW Duley, P Peng, M **ao, J Feng… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The exploration of the utilization of sustainable, green energy represents one way in which it
is possible to ameliorate the growing threat of the global environmental issues and the crisis …

Achieving efficient power generation by designing bioinspired and multi-layered interfacial evaporator

Z Sun, C Han, S Gao, Z Li, M **g, H Yu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Water evaporation is a natural phase change phenomenon occurring any time and
everywhere. Enormous efforts have been made to harvest energy from this ubiquitous …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A 3D photothermal structure toward improved energy efficiency in solar steam generation

Y Shi, R Li, Y **, S Zhuo, L Shi, J Chang, S Hong… - Joule, 2018 - cell.com
The energy efficiency in solar steam generation by 2D photothermal materials has
approached its limit. In this work, we fabricated 3D cylindrical cup-shaped structures of …

Recent progress in solar photothermal steam technology for water purification and energy utilization

C Chen, M Wang, X Chen, X Chen, Q Fu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar photothermal steam technology (SPST) has attracted increasing attention in recent
decades because of great potential to produce fresh water from various water sources, such …

Hybrid energy harvesters: toward sustainable energy harvesting

H Ryu, HJ Yoon, SW Kim - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, sustainable green energy harvesting systems have been receiving great attention
for their potential use in self‐powered smart wireless sensor network (WSN) systems. In …

Opportunities and strategies for multigrade waste heat utilization in various industries: A recent review

Z Su, M Zhang, P Xu, Z Zhao, Z Wang, H Huang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Serious energy crises and ecological pollution have had negative impacts on all countries
worldwide. These challenges are largely attributed to the production and operation of …

Fiber‐based energy conversion devices for human‐body energy harvesting

L Huang, S Lin, Z Xu, H Zhou, J Duan, B Hu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Following the rapid development of lightweight and flexible smart electronic products,
providing energy for these electronics has become a hot research topic. The human body …

Advanced textiles for personal thermal management and energy

Y Peng, Y Cui - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
To realize improved human body thermal comfort and reduce energy consumption on
building heating and cooling, personal thermal management emphasizing energy …