Ion engines in hydrogels boosting hydrovoltaic electricity generation
Nan He, Haonan Wang, Fan Li, Bo Jiang, Dawei Tang, Lin Li
Abstract
We propose an ion-engine hydrovoltaic electricity generator by constructing an ionisation-group concentration gradient in hydrogels, effectively accelerating ion migration to achieve high current performance.
Topics & Concepts
ElectricityBoosting (machine learning)IonSelf-healing hydrogelsGenerator (circuit theory)Materials scienceAutomotive engineeringProcess engineeringComputer scienceChemistryEngineeringElectrical engineeringPhysicsPolymer chemistryPower (physics)Artificial intelligenceOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems