Issue 25, 2016

The era of water-enabled electricity generation from graphene

Abstract

With the abundance of traditional energy conversion devices such as solar cells, fuel cells, lithium batteries and supercapacitors, the integration of graphene with water is an increasingly used method for promising electricity generation (including current, voltage, and power) in the last few years. We present here a review on the significant advances in tailored graphene-based materials for unprecedented power generation by flowing, raining, waving, or penetrating water. This article highlights the potential principles behind the electric signals to guide the design and synthesis of graphene-based systems for emerging power generation methods. Use of the peculiar performances of creating electric signals, the methodologies of constructing advanced devices using these graphene-based electrodes for real applications and identification of the challenges facing the water-enabled graphene for electricity generation are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: The era of water-enabled electricity generation from graphene

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
15 Apr 2016
Accepted
20 May 2016
First published
23 May 2016

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 9730-9738

The era of water-enabled electricity generation from graphene

Q. Tang and P. Yang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 9730 DOI: 10.1039/C6TA03107B

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