• 文献标题:   Ionovoltaic electricity generation over graphene-nanoplatelets: protein-nanofibril hybrid materials
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG L, LIU LL, SOLIN N
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE ADVANCES
  • ISSN:   2516-0230
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1039/d2na00388k EA JAN 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Continuous harvesting of electricity from the ambient environment has attracted great attention as a facile approach to green and sustainable energy. Natural water evaporation-driven electricity generators with active materials from economical and environment-friendly sources are highly sought after. Herein, we present devices made from a combination of protein nanofibrils (PNFs) and low-cost graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) that can be employed for electricity generation, simply by partly inserting the device into evaporating standing water. The origin of the electricity generation can be explained by the ionovoltaic effect where ionic motion, driven by evaporating water, leads to movement of charge carriers in the electrically conductive GNP-phase. Moreover, the device performance can be improved by adding a small amount of salt to the active layer. A device, composed of GNP:PNF:AlCl3, produces a sustained voltage of about 0.48 V, and a current of 89 nA. Furthermore, the device can tolerate saline water, with only a modest decrease of voltage, which provides potential for harvesting electricity from both evaporating saline water and fresh water.