• 文献标题:   Integrating reduced graphene oxides and PPy nanoparticles for enhanced electricity from water evaporation
  • 文献类型:   Article, Early Access
  • 作  者:   TIAN BK, JIANG XF, CHU WC, ZHENG CX, GUO WL, ZHANG ZH
  • 作者关键词:   hydrovoltaic generator, water evaporation, reduced graphene oxide, ppy nanoparticle
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SMART NANO MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1947-5411 EI 1947-542X
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1080/19475411.2023.2205176 EA APR 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Developing high-performance nanostructured materials is key to deliver the potential of hydrovoltaic technology into practical applications. As single-component materials have approached its limit in generating hydrovoltaic electricity, the development of multi-component hydrovoltaic materials has been necessary in continuously boosting the electricity output. Here, we report a hydrovoltaic material by integrating reduced graphene oxides and polypyrrole nanoparticles (rGO/PPy), where the rGO contributes improved conductivity and large specific surface area while PPy nanoparticles enable enhanced interaction with water. The device fabricated with this material generates a short-circuit current of 6 mu A as well as a maximum power density of over 1 mu W/cm(3) from natural evaporation of water. And the substantial ion-PPy interaction enables robust voltage generation from evaporation of various salt solutions. Moreover, an outstanding scaling ability is demonstrated by connecting 10 devices in series that generate a sustainable voltage of up to similar to 2.5 V, sufficing to power many commercial devices, e.g. LED bulb and LCD screen [GRAPHICS]