{"title":"Perspective on Development of Piezoelectric Micro-Power Generators","authors":"Zehuan Wang, Shiyuan Liu, Zhengbao Yang, Shuxiang Dong","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv3020005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3020005","url":null,"abstract":"Anthropogenetic environmental deterioration and climate change caused by energy production and consumption pose a significant threat to the future of humanity. Renewable, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective energy sources are becoming increasingly important for addressing future energy demands. Mechanical power is the most common type of external energy that can be converted into useful electric power. Because of its strong electromechanical coupling ability, the piezoelectric mechanism is a far more successful technique for converting mechanics energy to electrical energy when compared to electrostatic, electromagnetic, and triboelectric transduction systems. Currently, the scientific community has maintained a strong interest in piezoelectric micro-power generators because of their great potential for powering a sensor unit in the distributed network nodes. A national network usually has a large mass of sensor units distributed in each city, and a self-powered sensor network is eagerly required. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the development of piezoelectric micro-power generators. The fundamentals of piezoelectric energy conversion, including operational modes and working mechanisms, are introduced. Current research progress in piezoelectric materials including zinc oxide, ceramics, single crystals, organics, composite, bio-inspired and foam materials are reviewed. Piezoelectric energy harvesting at the nano- and microscales, and its applications in a variety of fields such as wind, liquid flow, body movement, implantable and sensing devices are discussed. Finally, the future development of multi-field coupled, hybrid piezoelectric micropower generators and their potential applications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121176309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metal–Support Interaction of Carbon–Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction","authors":"Xiaoyun Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Xiaoshuang Ma, Xiaojin Liu, Renyun Zhang, Yuqiao Wang","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010004","url":null,"abstract":"Metal–support interaction (MSI) is considered a key effect of electronic and geometric structures of catalysts on tuning catalytic performance. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a crucial process during energy conversion and storage. However, the OER process requires the help of noble metal catalysts to reduce the reaction overpotential, enhance reactivity with intermediates, and maintain good operating stability. Carbon–supported metal catalysts have been considered candidates for noble metal catalysts for OER. MSI occurs at the interface of carbon supports and metals, affecting the catalytic performance through electronic and geometric modulation. MSI can influence the catalytic performance and change reaction pathways from charge redistribution, electron transfer, chemical coordination and bonding, and steric effect. Connecting MSI effects with the OER mechanism can provide theoretical guidance and a practical approach to the design of efficient catalysts, including the modulation of particle size, morphology, heteroatom doping, defect engineering, and coordination atom and number. Advantage can be taken of MSI modulation between metal compounds and carbon supports to provide guidance for catalyst design.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130213919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Phuc, Tran Anh Tu, Luu Cam Loc, Cao Xuan Viet, Pham Thi Thuy Phuong, N. Tri, Le Van Thang
{"title":"A Review of Bifunctional Catalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries","authors":"N. Phuc, Tran Anh Tu, Luu Cam Loc, Cao Xuan Viet, Pham Thi Thuy Phuong, N. Tri, Le Van Thang","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010003","url":null,"abstract":"Zinc–air batteries are promising candidates as stationary power sources because of their high specific energy density, high volumetric energy density, environmental friendliness, and low cost. The oxygen-related reactions at the air electrode are kinetically slow; thus, the air electrode integrated with an oxygen electrocatalyst is the most critical component, and inevitably determines the performance of a Zn–air battery. The aim of this paper was to document progress in researching bifunctional catalysts for Zn–air batteries. The catalysts are divided into several categories: noble metal, metal nanoparticle (single and bimetallic), multicomponent nanoparticle, metal chalcogenide, metal oxide, layered double hydroxide, and non-metal materials. Finally, the battery performance is compared and discussed.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132211397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Nanoenergy Advances in 2022","authors":"","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010002","url":null,"abstract":"High-quality academic publishing is built on rigorous peer review [...]","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121954825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Sun, Ziming Wang, Chengyu Li, Wei-Yao Tang, Zhonglin Wang
{"title":"Probing Contact Electrification between Gas and Solid Surface","authors":"L. Sun, Ziming Wang, Chengyu Li, Wei-Yao Tang, Zhonglin Wang","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010001","url":null,"abstract":"Contact electrification exists everywhere and between every phase of matter. However, its mechanism still remains to be studied. The recent triboelectric nanogenerator serves as a probe and provides some new clues about the mechanism present in solid–solid, solid–liquid, and liquid–liquid contact electrification. The gas–solid model still remains to be exploited. Here, we investigated the contact electrification between gases and solids based on the single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator. Our work shows that the amount of transferred charges between gas and solid particles increases with surface area, movement distance, and initial charges of particle increase. Furthermore, we find that the initial charges on the particle surface can attract more polar molecules and enhance gas collisions. Since ions in gas–solid contact are rare, we speculate that gas–solid contact electrification is mainly based on electron transfer. Further, we propose a theoretical model of gas–solid contact electrification involving the gas collision model and initial charges of the particle. Our study may have great significance to the gas–solid interface chemistry.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130603491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heart Energy Harvesting and Cardiac Bioelectronics: Technologies and Perspectives","authors":"M. Mariello","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040018","url":null,"abstract":"Nanogenerators are a recently emerging technology which is able to cost-effectively harvest energy from renewable and clean energy sources at the micro/nano-scale. Their applications in the field of self-powered sensing systems and portable power supplying devices have been increasing in recent years. Wearable and implantable electromechanical/electrochemical transducers for energy harvesting represent a novel alternative to chemical batteries for low-power devices and to exploit the energy conveyed by human biomechanics. The human heart, in particular, is a compelling in vivo source of continuous biomechanical energy and is a natural battery which can power implantable or wearable medical devices. This review describes the recent advances in cardiac wearable/implantable soft and flexible devices and nanogenerators for energy harvesting (piezoelectric nanogenerators, triboelectric nanogenerators, biofuel cells, solar cells, etc.), as well as cardiovascular implantable electronic devices in a more general sense, as components of more complex self-sustainable bioelectronic systems for controlling irregular heartbeats or for interventional therapy for cardiac diseases. The main types of soft heart energy harvesters (HEHs) and heart bioelectronic systems (HBSs) are covered and classified, with a detailed presentation of state-of-the-art devices, and the advances in terms of materials choice, chemical functionalization, and design engineering are highlighted. In vivo bioelectronic cardiac interfaces are outlined as well as soft devices for in vitro cardiac models (patch and organoids). Cutting-edge 3D/4D bioprinting techniques of cardiac tissue are also mentioned. The technical challenges for the practical application and commercialization of soft HBSs are discussed at the end of this paper.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128718543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinlong Huang, Youchao Qi, Tianzhao Bu, Xinrui Li, Guoxu Liu, Jianhua Zeng, Beibei Fan, Chi Zhang
{"title":"Overview of Advanced Micro-Nano Manufacturing Technologies for Triboelectric Nanogenerators","authors":"Xinlong Huang, Youchao Qi, Tianzhao Bu, Xinrui Li, Guoxu Liu, Jianhua Zeng, Beibei Fan, Chi Zhang","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040017","url":null,"abstract":"In the era of the Internet of Things, various electronics play an important role in information interaction, in which the power supply is an urgent problem to be solved. Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is an emerging mechanical energy harvesting technology that can serve as a power source for electronics, which is developing towards high performance, miniaturization and integration. Herein, the advanced micro-nano manufacturing technologies are systematically reviewed for TENGs. First, film preparation such as physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, electrochemical deposition, electrospinning and screen printing for triboelectric layers are introduced and discussed. Then, surface processing, such as soft lithography, laser ablation, inductively coupled plasma and nanoimprint for micro-nano structures on the surface of triboelectric layers are also introduced and discussed. In addition, micro-electromechanical system fabrication for TENG devices such as acoustic and vibration sensors, is introduced, and their current challenges are analyzed. Finally, the challenges of the advanced micro-nano manufacturing technologies for the TENGs are systematically summarized, and further development is prospected.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129257272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qing Wang, Xin Jiang, Qijun Tong, Haijian Li, Jie Li, Weiqing Yang
{"title":"Continuously Interconnected N-Doped Porous Carbon for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Capacitors","authors":"Qing Wang, Xin Jiang, Qijun Tong, Haijian Li, Jie Li, Weiqing Yang","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040016","url":null,"abstract":"Lithium-ion hybrid capacitors (LICs) possess the fascinating characteristics of both high power density and high energy density simultaneously. However, to design highly compatible cathode materials with a high capacity and anode materials with a high rate performance is still a major challenge because of the mismatch of dynamic mechanisms, greatly limiting the development of LICs. Herein, we report an N−doped porous carbon (N−PC) with a continuously interconnected network as the cathode, matching the dynamic mechanism of the uniquely pseudocapacitive T−Nb2O5 anode without diffusion-controlled behavior. This heteroatom-grafting strategy of the cathode can effectively control the dynamic process to adjust the ion transport efficiency, shortening the gap of kinetics and capacity with the anode. For the energy storage application, the as-prepared N−PC cathode demonstrates an appreciable capacity of 62.06 mAh g−1 under a high voltage window of 3 V to 4.2 V, which can exceed the capacity of 25.57 mAh g−1 for porous carbon without heteroatom doping at the current density of 0.1 A g−1. Furthermore, the as-developed lithium-ion capacitor possesses an outstanding electrochemical performance (80.57 Wh kg−1 at 135 W kg−1 and 36.77 Wh kg−1 at 2.7 kW kg−1). This work can provide a new avenue to design cathode materials with a highly appreciable capacity and highly compatible kinetic mechanism, further developing high-performance lithium-ion capacitors.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114322409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ZIF-67-Metal–Organic-Framework-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Devices","authors":"Sachin Barsiwal, Anjaly Babu, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Supraja Potu, Navneeth Madathil, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Siju Mishra, Haranath Divi, Prakash Kodali, Raju Nagapuri, Thirmal Chinthakuntla","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040015","url":null,"abstract":"Energy harvesting from the ambient environment can be a beneficial and promising source for powering micro- and nanodevices. Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology has been proved to be a simple and cost-effective method to harness ambient mechanical energy. The performance of the TENG device mainly depends on the careful selection of the material pair. So far, metals and polymer materials have dominated TENG technology. Recently, there have been few reports on metal–organic framework (MoF)-based TENGs. MoFs are very interesting and offer excellent chemical and thermal stability, besides their unique properties, such as tunable pore size and high surface area. Herein, we report a zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF-67)-based TENG device for self-powered device applications. We used ZIF-67 as one tribolayer, and PET and PMMA as opposite tribolayers. The output performance of the TENG device fabricated with the PMMA/ZIF-67 pair showed values of 300 V, 47.5 µA, and 593 mW/m2 of open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current, and power density, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, these are the highest reported values so far for ZIF-67-based TENG devices. The fabricated TENG device lit up 250 LEDs and was employed to explore different self-powered device applications.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123504806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoping Zhou, K. Zhou, Dou Zhang, C. Bowen, Qingping Wang, J. Zhong, Yan Zhang
{"title":"Perspective on Porous Piezoelectric Ceramics to Control Internal Stress","authors":"Xiaoping Zhou, K. Zhou, Dou Zhang, C. Bowen, Qingping Wang, J. Zhong, Yan Zhang","doi":"10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040014","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the unique electromechanical energy conversion capability of ferroelectric materials, they have been at the forefront of materials science for a variety of applications such as sensors, actuators and energy harvesting. Researchers have focused on exploring approaches to achieve improved ferroelectric performance, and to ensure that the available material systems are more environmentally friendly. This comprehensive review summarizes recent research progress on porous ceramics and highlights the variety of factors that are often ignored, namely the influence of porosity on the Curie temperature, and applications of porous ferroelectric materials with adjustable Curie temperature. Finally, the development trends and challenges of porous ferroelectric materials are discussed, aiming to provide new insights for the design and construction of ferroelectric materials.","PeriodicalId":380916,"journal":{"name":"Nanoenergy Advances","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129498018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}