Ionic thermal up-diffusion in nanofluidic salinity-gradient energy harvesting

Capacitive mixing power production from salinity gradient energy enhanced through exoelectrogen- generated ionic currents†

Several approaches to generate electrical power directly from salinity gradient energy using capacitive electrodes have recently been developed, but power densities have remained low. By immersing the capacitive electrodes in ionic fields generated by exoelectrogenic microorganisms in bioelectrochemical reactors, we found that energy capture using synthetic river and seawater could be increased...

Energy Harvesting Applications of Ionic Polymers

The purpose of this thesis is the development and analysis of applications for ionic polymers as energy harvesting devices. The specific need is a self-contained energy harvester to supply renewable power harvested from ambient vibrations to a wireless sensor. Ionic polymers were investigated as mechanical to electrical energy transducers. An ionic polymer device was designed to harvest energy ...

Thermal fluctuations in nanofluidic transport.

We explore the impact of thermal fluctuations on nanofluidic transport. We develop a generic description of the stochastic motion of a fluid confined in a nanopore, on the basis of the fluctuating hydrodynamics framework. The center of mass of the confined fluid is shown to perform a non-markovian random walk, whose diffusion coefficient depends on the nanopore geometrical characteristics and b...

Thermal Energy Harvesting Using Fluorinated Terpolymers

“Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting Textile Composites

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