Advanced materials for energy harvesting: Exploring the potential of MOFs and MXene membranes in osmotic energy applications

IF 33.6 1区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Progress in Materials Science Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101457

Brij Mohan , Kamal Singh , Rakesh Kumar Gupta , Armando J.L. Pombeiro , Peng Ren

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The rising demand for energy, coupled with the depletion of fossil fuel resources, poses a critical challenge to sustainable development. Osmotic energy, often termed “blue energy,” is emerging as a compelling renewable solution that leverages the natural salinity gradient between seawater and freshwater to generate electricity. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of osmotic energy harvesting (OEH) systems with a focus on advanced materials, particularly metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and MXenes, which exhibit promising properties for efficient osmotic-to-electric energy conversion. MOFs and MXenes offer unique structural advantages, including high surface areas, tunable pore structures, and robust ion transport channels, making them ideal candidates for OEH applications. Through a detailed exploration of the synthetic processes, structural modifications, and integration techniques of these materials, we highlight their suitability for scalable and efficient OEH devices. Additionally, we examined the current challenges, such as material stability, ion selectivity, and manufacturing scalability, and proposed potential strategies for overcoming these barriers. This review aims to provide foundational insights and identify future directions for utilizing MOFs and MXenes in the field of renewable energy, thereby contributing to the advancement of sustainable energy technologies capable of meeting global energy demands.

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先进的能量收集材料：探索mof和MXene膜在渗透能应用中的潜力

能源需求的增加，加上矿物燃料资源的枯竭，对可持续发展构成重大挑战。渗透能，通常被称为“蓝色能源”，正在成为一种引人注目的可再生解决方案，它利用海水和淡水之间的自然盐度梯度来发电。本文对渗透能收集（OEH）系统进行了全面的分析，重点介绍了先进材料，特别是金属有机框架（mof）和MXenes，它们在高效渗透到电能转换方面表现出良好的性能。mof和MXenes具有独特的结构优势，包括高表面积、可调节的孔隙结构和强大的离子传输通道，使其成为OEH应用的理想候选者。通过对这些材料的合成工艺、结构修改和集成技术的详细探索，我们强调了它们适用于可扩展和高效的OEH设备。此外，我们研究了当前的挑战，如材料稳定性、离子选择性和制造可扩展性，并提出了克服这些障碍的潜在策略。本文旨在为mof和MXenes在可再生能源领域的应用提供基础见解和未来发展方向，从而为满足全球能源需求的可持续能源技术的发展做出贡献。

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Progress in Materials Science 工程技术-材料科学：综合

CiteScore

59.60

自引率

0.80%

发文量

101

审稿时长

11.4 months

期刊介绍： Progress in Materials Science is a journal that publishes authoritative and critical reviews of recent advances in the science of materials. The focus of the journal is on the fundamental aspects of materials science, particularly those concerning microstructure and nanostructure and their relationship to properties. Emphasis is also placed on the thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms, and modeling of processes within materials, as well as the understanding of material properties in engineering and other applications. The journal welcomes reviews from authors who are active leaders in the field of materials science and have a strong scientific track record. Materials of interest include metallic, ceramic, polymeric, biological, medical, and composite materials in all forms. Manuscripts submitted to Progress in Materials Science are generally longer than those found in other research journals. While the focus is on invited reviews, interested authors may submit a proposal for consideration. Non-invited manuscripts are required to be preceded by the submission of a proposal. Authors publishing in Progress in Materials Science have the option to publish their research via subscription or open access. Open access publication requires the author or research funder to meet a publication fee (APC). Abstracting and indexing services for Progress in Materials Science include Current Contents, Science Citation Index Expanded, Materials Science Citation Index, Chemical Abstracts, Engineering Index, INSPEC, and Scopus.