Anomalous Channel‐Length Dependence in Nanofluidic Osmotic Energy Conversion

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 27; no. 9; pp. np - n/a
• Main Authors: Cao, Liuxuan, Xiao, Feilong, Feng, Yaping, Zhu, Weiwei, Geng, Wenxiao, Yang, Jinlei, Zhang, Xiaopeng, Li, Ning, Guo, Wei, Jiang, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 03.03.2017
• Subjects: biomimetics; Channels; Computer simulation; Devices; Direct power generation; Electric charge; Electric power; Electric power generation; Energy conversion; Energy conversion efficiency; Energy management; Energy storage; Fluidics; functional materials; Ion concentration; Ion transport; Materials science; Materials selection; Mathematical models; nanofluidics; Nanofluids; Nanostructure; Nanotechnology; Photovoltaic cells; Polarization; Power generation; Selectivity

Recent advances in materials science and nanotechnology have lead to considerable interest in constructing ion‐channel‐mimetic nanofluidic systems for energy conversion and storage. The conventional viewpoint suggests that to gain high electrical energy, the longitudinal dimension of the nanochannel...