The immense energy potential of natural water vapor cycles,encompassing evaporation,transport,and adsorption,remains substantially underexploited.Recent progress in nanomaterial science and an improved understanding o...The immense energy potential of natural water vapor cycles,encompassing evaporation,transport,and adsorption,remains substantially underexploited.Recent progress in nanomaterial science and an improved understanding of water-surface interactions have shown that because of quantum confinement effects and increased surface reactivity,nanoscale materials have exceptional electrical generation abilities through interfacial dynamics with aqueous phases.Hydrovoltaic technology has emerged as a novel energy conversion method that harnesses liquid-solid interfacial phenomena including surface slippage,frictional contact,evaporation dynamics,and moisture concentration gradients to produce electrical outputs.This review summarizes advances in graphene-based carbon materials for hydrovoltaic applications,addressing four critical aspects:(1)fundamental characteristics of graphene-water interfaces,(2)interfacial charge generation mechanisms at liquid-solid boundaries,(3)three principal electricity generation modes(flow-induced,evaporation-driven,and moisture gradient-enabled power generation),and(4)practical implementation scenarios.We also propose ways to improve the energy conversion efficiency and scale-up of the current technology for its use in self-powered systems,flexible energy storage batteries,humidity sensors,and personal thermal management devices.展开更多
A study of the interfacial behavior and internal thermal stress distribution in fiber-reinforced composites is essential to assess their performance and reliability.CNT/carbon fiber(CF)hybrid fibers were constructed u...A study of the interfacial behavior and internal thermal stress distribution in fiber-reinforced composites is essential to assess their performance and reliability.CNT/carbon fiber(CF)hybrid fibers were constructed using electrophoretic deposition.The interfacial properties of CF/epoxy and CNT/CF/epoxy composites were statistically investigated and compared using in-situ thermal Raman mapping by dispersing CNTs as a Raman sensing medium(CNT_(R))in a resin.The associated local thermal stress changes can be simulated by capturing the G'band position distribution of CNT_(R) in the epoxy at different temperatures.It was found that the G'band shifted to lower positions with increasing temperature,reaching a maximum difference of 2.43 cm^(−1) at 100℃.The interfacial bonding between CNT/CF and the matrix and the stress distribution and changes during heat treatment(20-100℃)were investig-ated in detail.This work is important for studying thermal stress in fiber-reinforced composites by in-situ thermal Raman mapping technology.展开更多
Using simple and eco-friendly ethanol solvothermal treatment,dual-emission biomass carbon quantum dots(D-BCQDs)were synthesized from biomass viburnum awabuki leaves.Under excitation with 413 nm wavelength light two em...Using simple and eco-friendly ethanol solvothermal treatment,dual-emission biomass carbon quantum dots(D-BCQDs)were synthesized from biomass viburnum awabuki leaves.Under excitation with 413 nm wavelength light two emission peaks appeared at 490 and 675 nm and the dots could be tuned to emit crimson,red,purplish red,purple and blue-gray fluorescence by changing the solvothermal temperature from 140℃ to 160,180,200 and 240℃,respectively.XPS and FTIR characterization in-dicated that the fluorescence color was mainly determined by surface oxidation defects,elemental nitrogen and sp^(2)-C/sp^(3)-C hybrid-ized structural domains.The D-BCQDs could not only detect Fe^(3+)or Cu^(2+),but also quantify the concentration ratio of Fe^(3+)to Cu^(2+)in a solution containing both,demonstrating their potential applications in the simultaneous detection of Fe^(3+)and Cu^(2+)ions.展开更多
文摘The immense energy potential of natural water vapor cycles,encompassing evaporation,transport,and adsorption,remains substantially underexploited.Recent progress in nanomaterial science and an improved understanding of water-surface interactions have shown that because of quantum confinement effects and increased surface reactivity,nanoscale materials have exceptional electrical generation abilities through interfacial dynamics with aqueous phases.Hydrovoltaic technology has emerged as a novel energy conversion method that harnesses liquid-solid interfacial phenomena including surface slippage,frictional contact,evaporation dynamics,and moisture concentration gradients to produce electrical outputs.This review summarizes advances in graphene-based carbon materials for hydrovoltaic applications,addressing four critical aspects:(1)fundamental characteristics of graphene-water interfaces,(2)interfacial charge generation mechanisms at liquid-solid boundaries,(3)three principal electricity generation modes(flow-induced,evaporation-driven,and moisture gradient-enabled power generation),and(4)practical implementation scenarios.We also propose ways to improve the energy conversion efficiency and scale-up of the current technology for its use in self-powered systems,flexible energy storage batteries,humidity sensors,and personal thermal management devices.
文摘A study of the interfacial behavior and internal thermal stress distribution in fiber-reinforced composites is essential to assess their performance and reliability.CNT/carbon fiber(CF)hybrid fibers were constructed using electrophoretic deposition.The interfacial properties of CF/epoxy and CNT/CF/epoxy composites were statistically investigated and compared using in-situ thermal Raman mapping by dispersing CNTs as a Raman sensing medium(CNT_(R))in a resin.The associated local thermal stress changes can be simulated by capturing the G'band position distribution of CNT_(R) in the epoxy at different temperatures.It was found that the G'band shifted to lower positions with increasing temperature,reaching a maximum difference of 2.43 cm^(−1) at 100℃.The interfacial bonding between CNT/CF and the matrix and the stress distribution and changes during heat treatment(20-100℃)were investig-ated in detail.This work is important for studying thermal stress in fiber-reinforced composites by in-situ thermal Raman mapping technology.
文摘Using simple and eco-friendly ethanol solvothermal treatment,dual-emission biomass carbon quantum dots(D-BCQDs)were synthesized from biomass viburnum awabuki leaves.Under excitation with 413 nm wavelength light two emission peaks appeared at 490 and 675 nm and the dots could be tuned to emit crimson,red,purplish red,purple and blue-gray fluorescence by changing the solvothermal temperature from 140℃ to 160,180,200 and 240℃,respectively.XPS and FTIR characterization in-dicated that the fluorescence color was mainly determined by surface oxidation defects,elemental nitrogen and sp^(2)-C/sp^(3)-C hybrid-ized structural domains.The D-BCQDs could not only detect Fe^(3+)or Cu^(2+),but also quantify the concentration ratio of Fe^(3+)to Cu^(2+)in a solution containing both,demonstrating their potential applications in the simultaneous detection of Fe^(3+)and Cu^(2+)ions.
