Water-evaporation-induced electricity with nanostructured carbon materials

Scaling up nanoscale water-driven energy conversion into evaporation-driven engines and generators

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Piezoelectricity of single-atomic-layer MoS2 for energy conversion and piezotronics

(2014) Wenzhuo Wu et al.   NATURE

A long-lasting concentration cell based on a magnetic electrolyte

(2014) Yong Yan et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Bacillus spores as building blocks for stimuli-responsive materials and nanogenerators

(2014) Xi Chen et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Generating electricity by moving a droplet of ionic liquid along graphene

(2014) Jun Yin et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Harvesting Energy from Water Flow over Graphene?

(2012) Jun Yin et al.   NANO LETTERS

Carbon Nanoparticles on Carbon Fabric for Flexible and High-Performance Field Emitters

(2011) Longyan Yuan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Surface-Energy Generator of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Usage in a Self-Powered System

(2010) Zheng Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A review of vibration-based MEMS piezoelectric energy harvesters

(2010) Salem Saadon et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Large-Scale Synthesis of Long Crystalline Cu2-xSe Nanowire Bundles by Water-Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly and Their Application in Gas Sensing

(2009) Jun Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Individual Water-Filled Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Hydroelectric Power Converters

(2008) Yuanchun Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS