Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 1, 00353(2024)

Ionic Power Generation on a Scalable Cellulose@polypyrrole Membrane: The Role of Water and Thermal Gradients

Chenyu Liu1、†, Jixiang Gui1,2、†, Danhong Li1, Zhongxin Liu1, Yijun Shen1, Wei Huang1、*, Huihui Wang1、**, and Xinlong Tian1、***
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  • 1School of Marine Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 Anhui, People’s Republic of China
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    The integration of ionic power generation with solar-driven water evaporation presents a promising solution to the critical global problems of freshwater scarcity and clean energy deficiency. In this work, a scalable normal temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method is applied for the first time to the fabrication of a cellulose@polypyrrole (CC@PPy) membrane with efficient ionic power generation performance. The excellent ionic power generation is intimately related to the water and thermal gradients across the membrane, which not only induces fast water evaporation but also synergistically promotes the transport of counterions in charged nanochannels, and the corresponding mechanism is attributed to the streaming potential resulting from the ionic electrokinetic effect and the ionic thermoelectric potential originating from the Soret effect. Under one sun illumination, the CC@PPy film can produce a sustained voltage output of ~ 0.7 V and a water evaporation rate up to 1.67 kg m-2 h-1 when an adequate water supply is available. This study provides new methods for the scalable fabrication of ionic power generation membranes and a design strategy for high-performance solar power generators.

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    Chenyu Liu, Jixiang Gui, Danhong Li, Zhongxin Liu, Yijun Shen, Wei Huang, Huihui Wang, Xinlong Tian. Ionic Power Generation on a Scalable Cellulose@polypyrrole Membrane: The Role of Water and Thermal Gradients[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(1): 00353

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 15, 2023

    Accepted: Nov. 26, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 4, 2024

    The Author Email: Huang Wei (huangwei@hainanu.edu.cn), Wang Huihui (wanghh@hainanu.edu.cn), Tian Xinlong (tianxl@hainanu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-023-00353-w

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