Nano EnergyPub Date : 2025-05-20DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111156
Jiabin Wang , Suwen Xu , Weiqi Qian , Md Al Mahadi Hasan , Zilin Ren , Ya Yang
{"title":"Pressure-enhanced thermopower of ionic thermoelectric gelatin for identifying materials with different thermal conductivities","authors":"Jiabin Wang , Suwen Xu , Weiqi Qian , Md Al Mahadi Hasan , Zilin Ren , Ya Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111156","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the human body's most vital environmental interface, the skin integrates diverse sensory receptors enabling simultaneous perception of multiple stimuli through multisensory processing. However, the realization of multifunctional sensing system on robots or prosthetics remains a huge challenge. Here we report a multifunctional tactile sensor fabricated from ionic thermoelectric gelatin that achieves simultaneous pressure and temperature detection. The thermoelectric effect of this ionic thermoelectric gelatin is mainly achieved through the synergy of the thermodiffusion effects and the thermogalvanic effect of ions. In addition, by applying pressure, the thermoelectric effect of this ionic thermoelectric gelatin can be changed (the thermopower of the ionic thermoelectric gelatin increases from 1.21 mV/K to 1.67 mV/K, representing a 38 % increase), so as to enable the sensor to sense external forces. By comparing the thermoelectric effect driven by temperature difference and the thermoelectric effect driven by pressure-temperature difference, there is a difference in the voltage response time. This allows for the decoupling of signals at the backend with only a simple algorithm. Using this sensor, we achieved a 95.31 % accuracy rate in identifying different materials. The multifunctional tactile sensor can promote the development of robots and better assist the disabled in restoring their sensory abilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111156"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144104010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Boosting output of biopolymer-based moisture electricity generation via synergistic mechanisms","authors":"Jiale Deng, Chenglong Liu, Xiaohong Wang, Longzhen Qiu","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Moisture electricity generation (MEG) devices based on biomass materials often face limitations in practical applications due to their poor power generation performance. To address this challenge, this study developed a biomass-based MEG device by chitosan and sodium lignosulfonate, significantly improving the energy output of biomass-based moisture generation devices. The MEG device achieves an open-circuit voltage up to 1.4 V and a short-circuit current of approximately 40 μA·cm<sup>−2</sup> at a relative humidity of 75 %, enabled by the synergy of multiple mechanisms. Additionally, the device exhibits excellent linear scalability and supports series-parallel configurations, enabling it to power small electronic devices such as calculators and light-emitting diodes, as well as serve as a sensor for respiration detection. This work presents an innovative strategy for utilizing biomaterials in energy generation, offering new opportunities for sustainable development and advancing green energy technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111155"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144097071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano EnergyPub Date : 2025-05-19DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111151
Zhijun Ren , Dalong Kuang , Dengshun Gu , Qunliang Song , Lidan Wang , Cunyun Xu , Zhongjun Dai , Xiaofeng He , Zezhuan Jiang , Jia Yan , Xiaofang Hu , Jun Dong , Bai Sun , Yuanzheng Chen , Hengyu Guo , Shukai Duan , Guangdong Zhou
{"title":"Continuous-energy harvesting from soils based on reversible hydrolysis process for self-power memristor system","authors":"Zhijun Ren , Dalong Kuang , Dengshun Gu , Qunliang Song , Lidan Wang , Cunyun Xu , Zhongjun Dai , Xiaofeng He , Zezhuan Jiang , Jia Yan , Xiaofang Hu , Jun Dong , Bai Sun , Yuanzheng Chen , Hengyu Guo , Shukai Duan , Guangdong Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111151","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111151","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Harvesting energy from the nature such as ocean, wind, solar and so on offers one of most promising clean power for self-sustained system. There has significantly been demonstrated on the variety of applications from nano/micro-electronic device to TW energy supply through special material engineering and elaborate structure design. Here we show that a simple device made from pristine soils without any chemical processing can generate continuous electricity power. The devices can generate a sustained voltage of around 0.5 volts with a power density around 0.35μW/cm after the soils immersing in water. Connecting several devices in series or parallel can linearly scale up the voltage and current to power electronics such as memristor and liquid crystal display. Gradient distribution of water and ions originated from self-maintained hydrolyzation in soils yields streaming potential and ionic current. Our results demonstrate a novel continuous energy-harvesting approach that is less restriction in material, structure, or environment conditions than other sustainable technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111151"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144097075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano EnergyPub Date : 2025-05-19DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111153
Nuo Xu , Jing Han , Jiahong Yang , Yifei Wang , Yao Xiong , Zhong Lin Wang , Qijun Sun
{"title":"Stretchable and sustainable paper-based modular circuits","authors":"Nuo Xu , Jing Han , Jiahong Yang , Yifei Wang , Yao Xiong , Zhong Lin Wang , Qijun Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111153","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111153","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flexible and stretchable electronic circuits exhibit transformative potential in multidisciplinary applications. Building upon existing research, this study develops energy-autonomous paper-based modules using Kirigami structural engineering, creating sustainable and stretchable functional circuits. The integrated system consists of four key components: a stretchable paper-based triboelectric nanogenerator converts mechanical strain into electrical energy through optimized charge separation mechanisms, achieving peak power output (∼1046.7 μW); a stretchable paper-based energy management circuit utilizes folded-circuit configurations to convert alternating current into stabilized direct current, maintaining voltage consistency during deformation; a stretchable paper-based supercapacitor demonstrates improved charge retention via interpenetrating electrode structures, sustaining capacitance through repeated stretching cycles; stretchable paper-based functional circuits implement strain-localization designs to concentrate mechanical stress in non-conductive zones, ensuring operational reliability. This work introduces a mechanoelectrical decoupling framework that simultaneously optimizes energy autonomy and stretchability, preserves electrical functionality under multidirectional strain, and enables paper-based modular circuit integration through scalable manufacturing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111153"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144097074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The formation of Ru-O-Cs structure over Ru-based catalysts for efficient ammonia decomposition to hydrogen production","authors":"Xiuzi He , Fang Dong , Chao Feng , Haitao Zhang , Yong Ding , Zhicheng Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111149","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111149","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Constructing Ru-based catalysts controllably at the nanoscale to achieve high ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) decomposition efficiencies is currently a critical challenge for the hydrogen energy industry. In this work, we reported that alkali metal Cs-doped molecular sieve MCM-41 domain-confined Ru catalysts exhibit excellent NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition performance. The introduction of Cs greatly improved the NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition efficiencies, resulting in a decrease of 70 °C in reaction temperature for complete NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition over the Ru-MCM-41 catalyst. A series of characterizations indicate that there are interactions between Cs and Ru species that affect the physical and electronic properties of the Ru-MCM-41 catalysts. The formation of interactions between Cs and Ru species relies highly on the structure of the Ru-O-Cs species. The well-dispersed Ru nanoparticles, high density of B5 sites, the formation of electron-rich Ru species, and abundant base sites are the primary contributors to its excellent NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition efficiency. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the introduction of alkali metal Cs not only induced the formation of the Ru-O-Cs structure and thus improved the electron transfer ability of the catalyst, but also allowed the NH<sub>3</sub>* gradual dehydrogenation, N * recombination, and H* recombination to be more thermodynamically preferable. This work provided an available idea for structural design to improve low-temperature performance of Ru-based catalyst for ammonia decomposition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111149"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144097076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano EnergyPub Date : 2025-05-19DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111152
Junhu Cai , Wenzong Lai , Yu Chen , Yun Ye , Sheng Xu , Tailiang Guo , Enguo Chen
{"title":"Ultrawide-range wearable temperature sensor utilizing reversible luminescence of CsPbBr3/PS composites","authors":"Junhu Cai , Wenzong Lai , Yu Chen , Yun Ye , Sheng Xu , Tailiang Guo , Enguo Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111152","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111152","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exceptional temperature sensitivity and the resulting luminescence response position perovskite materials as potent contenders in wearable sensing devices. However, the mechanisms driving temperature-induced fluorescence reversibility, especially across an ultrawide temperature range or at freezing temperatures, remain poorly understood. In this study, we systematically elucidate the mechanisms governing temperature-induced fluorescence reversibility in CsPbBr<sub>3</sub>/PS composite and astonishingly observe the reversible fluorescence enhancement under freezing temperatures for the first time. Elevated temperature-induced lattice phase transitions and freezing temperature-associated lattice distortions in CsPbBr<sub>3</sub> can modulate the electrons' non-radiative recombination process, leading to temperature-dependent fluorescence quenching and enhancement, respectively. Notably, these structural perturbations can be reversed with temperature cycling, ensuring the reversibility of thermally induced fluorescence phenomena. Leveraging these insights, we develop a CsPbBr<sub>3</sub>/PS-based wearable temperature sensor that operates over an ultrawide range (263 K ∼ 423 K) with high precision (error margin within ± 10 %). Our findings highlight the significant breakthrough of CsPbBr<sub>3</sub> in temperature sensing and wearable applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111152"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144088242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano EnergyPub Date : 2025-05-18DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111150
Xiangshun Li , Yagai Lin , Dongxiao Ji , Xiaohong Qin
{"title":"A hierarchical nanofiber-sheath engineered daytime radiative cooling metayarn","authors":"Xiangshun Li , Yagai Lin , Dongxiao Ji , Xiaohong Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111150","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111150","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Incorporating radiative cooling photonic structures into textiles offers an eco-friendly and effective solution to mitigate the growing impact of global climate change on human comfort and health. Traditional fabric materials, however, typically feature fiber diameters in the tens of microns range, which are not matched to the wavelength of sunlight. This mismatch impedes efficient photon interaction necessary for daytime radiative cooling. Herein, we report a cooling metayarn that employs only comfortable and durable fiber materials. By designing a hierarchical nanofiber sheath around a natural fiber yarn core, we endow traditional yarns with photonic interactivity. This yarn is compatible with existing textile manufacturing systems. The resulting fabric demonstrates high infrared emissivity (95 %) in the atmospheric window and high reflectivity (94 %) in the solar spectrum. This leads to an extraordinary increase in cooling power by 226 W/m² and a reduction in skin temperature by 7.0 °C compared to commercial fabrics under intense solar exposure. Moreover, the metayarn fabric exhibits exceptional wearability, including flexible color designability, excellent photonic structure stability, and satisfactory comfort. This method of enhancing conventional textile yarns with a nanofiber photonic sheath structure opens new avenues for the development of sustainable smart cooling textiles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111150"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144083329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano EnergyPub Date : 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111138
Junjie Cui , Jinxiao Bao , Wei Gao , Zhong Lin Wang , Baodong Chen
{"title":"Breakthroughs and challenges in cylindrical TENGs toward high-efficiency harvesting high-entropy energy","authors":"Junjie Cui , Jinxiao Bao , Wei Gao , Zhong Lin Wang , Baodong Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111138","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111138","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High-entropy energy is a class of massive and ubiquitous energy in the environment, that is not yet to be fully exploited due to the low frequency, poor-quality and randomness. Meanwhile, the serious technical difficulties for existing candidate energy conversion technologies must be faced, such as low efficiency, complicated structure and high cost. In this context, triboelectric nanogenerator offers a new chance that has potential of solving the challenges, in which the cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerators (C-TENGs) possess remarkable advantages in this field due to diverse structure and characteristics. This paper gives the data summarization, discussion and analysis of C-TENGs with the structure design, triboelectric materials, electrical output and essential technical features. In addition, the existing and potential applications of C-TENGs are distinguished according to the adaptation of morphology, structure and generalization performance. Furthermore, some potential coping strategies to challenges to be addressed towards the large-scale application and commercialization are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"141 ","pages":"Article 111138"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144066444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano EnergyPub Date : 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111148
Kaliyannan Manojkumar , Mukilan Muthuramalingam , Sugato Hajra , Swati Panda , Hoe Joon Kim , Arunmetha Sundaramoorthy , Hamideh Khanbareh , Chris Bowen , Venkateswaran Vivekananthan
{"title":"Direct current triboelectric nanogenerator nexus: Fundamentals to applications in self-powered systems","authors":"Kaliyannan Manojkumar , Mukilan Muthuramalingam , Sugato Hajra , Swati Panda , Hoe Joon Kim , Arunmetha Sundaramoorthy , Hamideh Khanbareh , Chris Bowen , Venkateswaran Vivekananthan","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111148","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111148","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Direct Current Triboelectric Nanogenerators (DC-TENGs) have emerged as a promising technology for sustainable energy harvesting, enabling the direct conversion of mechanical energy into a stable DC output. Unlike traditional Alternating Current Triboelectric Nanogenerators (AC-TENGs), which require rectification, the output of DC-TENGs simplify system integration, thereby making them ideal for low-power devices such as wearable electronics, sensors, and Internet of Things (IoT) systems. This review highlights the recent progress in DC-TENGs, focusing on their fundamental working mechanisms, including those based on dual and electrostatic breakdown effects, material optimization, and structural enhancements. Key challenges in the field, which include material durability, efficiency of energy conversion, charge retention, and environmental sensitivity are explored in detail. In addition, future directions emphasize the development of advanced triboelectric materials, hybrid energy harvesting systems, scalable fabrication techniques, and the adaptation of DC-TENGs to a diverse range of environmental conditions. As a result of recent research and innovation, DC-TENG technology is well positioned to play a pivotal role in the next generation of energy harvesting solutions, providing a path toward decentralized, autonomous and self-sustaining power systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111148"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144067465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano EnergyPub Date : 2025-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111147
Tae-Uk Kang , Youngjin Park , Sangmin Song , No-Cheol Park , Hojeong Jeon , Jin-Woo Park
{"title":"Self-powered, frequency selective resonator array type artificial basilar membrane for the totally implanted cochlear implant","authors":"Tae-Uk Kang , Youngjin Park , Sangmin Song , No-Cheol Park , Hojeong Jeon , Jin-Woo Park","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111147","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111147","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The human auditory system can sensitively detect sounds over a wide frequency range from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. This capability is attributed to the multi-resonance characteristics of the basilar membrane in the inner ear, which enables frequency selectivity by responding to different frequencies at different positions. Sensorineural hearing loss is a condition in which sound stimuli fail to be converted into neural signals due to inner ear damage. Although cochlear implants (CIs) can address this condition, issues related to the external components and battery dependency of CIs are still challenging. Artificial basilar membranes that mimic the human auditory system achieve frequency selectivity using a trapezoidal membrane, similar to the actual basilar membrane. However, this approach results in sensitivity loss due to different active areas for different frequencies and challenges in miniaturization. In this study, frequency selectivity was achieved in the range from 570 Hz to 8010 Hz while maintaining the constant active area within the frequency bandwidth by adjusting the mass and the spring constant. To enable self-powered operation, fluorinated ethylene propylene was used as the electret material, and the surface potential was enhanced through microstructural control via sintering. With a total of nine channels with total sensing area of 15 × 15 mm², a compact artificial basilar membrane was implemented. The proposed miniaturized artificial basilar membrane is expected to contribute to the realization of artificial auditory systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111147"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144067466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}