Sun Zhaoyang, Feng Lanlan, Wen Xian, Wang Liming, Qin Xiaohong, Yu Jianyong
Key Laboratory of Textile Science & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Dec 1;13(47):56226-56232. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c17847. Epub 2021 Nov 16.
Water-induced electricity generation as an emerging novel sustainable energy harvesting technology has become a hot research topic recently. Here, we develop a ceramic (SiO) nanofiber-based water-induced electric generator via the sol-gel electrospinning technique, followed by calcination, which exhibits superior water-induced electricity generation property with significant softness. This superior performance of the SiO nanofiber-based generator may be attributed to two aspects: the electrokinetic effect generated by water evaporation force and the ion gradient formed between the top and bottom electrodes. The SiO nanofiber-based generator is capable of supplying a continuous voltage and current output of 0.48 V and 0.37 μA, respectively, without weakening after 500 times of bending. Moreover, the high voltage and current output generated by the water-induced generator can be realized in series or parallel and has practical applications, such as in a commercial digital calculator. This environmentally friendly generator, with its low cost, provides great potential for future green energy utilization and opens up new possibilities for portable electronics.
水致发电作为一种新兴的新型可持续能量收集技术,近来已成为一个热门研究课题。在此,我们通过溶胶 - 凝胶静电纺丝技术,随后进行煅烧,开发出一种基于陶瓷(SiO)纳米纤维的水致发电机,其展现出具有显著柔软性的卓越水致发电性能。基于SiO纳米纤维的发电机的这种卓越性能可能归因于两个方面:水蒸发力产生的动电效应以及顶部和底部电极之间形成的离子梯度。基于SiO纳米纤维的发电机能够分别提供0.48 V和0.37 μA的连续电压和电流输出,在500次弯曲后不会减弱。此外,水致发电机产生的高电压和电流输出可以串联或并联实现,并具有实际应用,例如在商用数字计算器中。这种低成本的环保发电机为未来绿色能源利用提供了巨大潜力,并为便携式电子产品开辟了新的可能性。