Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(44)
Published: Aug. 23, 2024
Confronting
the
impending
exhaustion
of
traditional
energy,
it
is
urgent
to
devise
and
deploy
sustainable
clean
energy
alternatives.
Osmotic
contained
in
salinity
gradient
sea-river
interface
an
innovative,
abundant,
clean,
renewable
osmotic
that
has
garnered
considerable
attention
recent
years.
Inspired
by
impressively
intelligent
ion
channels
nature,
developed
angstrom-scale
2D
with
simple
fabrication
process,
outstanding
design
flexibility,
substantial
charge
density
exhibit
excellent
conversion
performance,
opening
up
a
new
era
for
harvesting.
However,
this
attractive
research
field
remains
fraught
numerous
challenges,
particularly
due
complexities
associated
regulation
at
angstrom
scale.
In
review,
latest
advancements
are
primarily
outlined
harvesting
energy.
Drawing
upon
analytical
framework
power
generation
mechanisms
insights
gleaned
from
biomimetic
devices,
strategies
highlighted
high-performance
terms
structure,
functionalization,
application,
particular
emphasis
on
selectivity
transport
resistance.
Finally,
current
challenges
future
prospects
discussed
anticipate
emergence
more
anomalous
properties
disruptive
technologies
can
promote
large-scale
generation.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(35)
Published: June 22, 2024
Osmotic
energy,
often
referred
to
as
"blue
energy",
is
the
energy
generated
from
mixing
of
solutions
with
different
salt
concentrations,
offering
a
vast,
renewable,
and
environmentally
friendly
resource.
The
efficacy
osmotic
power
production
considerably
relies
on
performance
transmembrane
process,
which
depends
ionic
conductivity
capability
differentiate
between
positive
negative
ions.
Recent
advancements
have
led
development
membrane
materials
featuring
precisely
tailored
ion
transport
nanochannels,
enabling
high-efficiency
harvesting.
In
this
review,
diffusion
in
confined
nanochannels
rational
design
optimization
architecture
are
explored.
Furthermore,
structural
mitigate
resistance
concentration
polarization
effect
for
enhancing
harvesting
highlighted.
Finally,
an
outlook
challenges
that
lie
ahead
provided,
potential
applications
conversion
outlined.
This
review
offers
comprehensive
viewpoint
evolving
prospects
conversion.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 10, 2025
Abstract
Nanofluidic
photoelectric
conversion
system
based
on
photo‐excitable
2D
materials
can
directly
transduce
light
stimuli
into
an
ion‐transport‐mediated
electric
signal,
showing
potential
for
mimicking
the
retina's
function
with
a
more
favorable
human–robot
interactions.
However,
current
membranes
suffer
from
low
generation
efficiency
of
charge
carriers
due
to
mixed
microstructure
and
limited
transport
ability
caused
by
large
interlayer
spacing
monotonous
pathway.
Here,
fully
conjugated
hexaimino‐substituted
triphenylene‐based
metal–organic
framework
(2D‐HATP‐cMOF)
composite
membrane
high
conductivity
is
presented.
The
extended
π‐d
conjugation
within
ab
plane
pathway
through
π–π
stacking
c‐MOF
maximize
transfer
carrier
greatly
accelerate
ion
transport.
As
result,
2D‐HATP‐cMOF‐based
possesses
ultrafast
response,
superior
other
reported
systems
like
graphene
oxide
(GO),
transition
metal
carbides,
carbonitrides
nitrides
(MXene),
MoS
2
,
which
require
at
least
10
s.
A
successful
pump
phenomenon,
that
active
concentration
as
important
way
information
transmission
in
organisms,
realized
efficient
capability.
This
work
demonstrates
great
promise
ionic
conversion.
Progress in Natural Science Materials International,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(2), P. 251 - 262
Published: March 27, 2024
Clay
minerals
represent
a
class
of
hydrated
phyllosilicates
making
up
the
fine-grained
portions
rocks,
sediments,
and
soils.
Due
to
advantages
abundant
reserves,
low
prices,
wide
applications,
development
utilization
clay
have
received
increasing
attention
in
recent
years.
Isomorphic
replacement
is
common
phenomenon
minerals,
which
one
main
causes
changes
mineral
chemical
composition
physical
properties.
This
article
briefly
describes
crystal
structure
several
such
as
montmorillonite,
vermiculite,
palygorskite,
kaolinite,
halloysite.
It
summarized
research
status
effect
isomorphic
on
their
application
performance.
The
results
can
provide
theoretical
basis
for
structural
efficient
resource
minerals.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 21, 2024
Abstract
Generating
electricity
from
salinity‐gradient
waters
with
nanofluidic
structures
is
a
promising
approach
for
achieving
zero‐emission
energy
goals
and
addressing
escalating
crises.
However,
the
ingenious
design
development
of
biomass
membranes
that
satisfy
requirements
sustainability,
low‐cost,
long‐term
stability,
high
output
power
density
crucial
challenge.
This
work
reports
two‐dimensional
(2D)
hierarchical‐structured
chitin
nanosheets
(2D
H‐CNS)
abundant
micro‐/nano‐pore
through
chemical
modification,
acid
vapor
treatment,
ultrasound‐assisted
exfoliation.
The
results
showed
surface
charge
modification
not
only
promotes
loosening
controllable
exfoliation
dense
structure
into
ultra‐thin
2D
H‐CNS
(1.34
nm)
but
also
increases
porosity
enhances
ion
transport
flux
selectivity
nanosheets.
Furthermore,
experimental
simulation
confirm
hierarchical
in
nanosheet‐assembled
(2D‐HM)
substantially
performance,
an
18.5
times
improvement
conductance
over
(2D‐DM).
2D‐HM
embedded
harvesting
system
achieved
2.59
W
m
−2
,
2.51
2D‐DM.
study
all‐biomass
materials
high‐performance
osmotic
harvesting.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 9, 2025
Achieving
low
thermal
conductivity
and
high
mechanical
strength
presents
a
material
design
challenge
due
to
intrinsic
trade-offs,
such
as
the
aerogel's
porosity,
impeding
applications
in
construction,
industry,
aerospace.
This
study
composite
that
incorporates
silica
aerogel
within
thermally
expanded
2D
layered
vermiculite
matrix.
overcomes
limitations
imposed
by
van
der
Waals
bonding
lengths,
typically
less
than
10
Å,
which
hinder
integration
with
crystals.
Our
method
employs
spark
reaction
expand
interlayer
space,
allowing
incorporation.
maintains
of
29.6
mW
m–1
K–1,
while
enhancing
its
Young's
modulus
66.0
MPa─a
more
103-fold
increase
over
pure
aerogel.
The
innovative
embedding
aerogels
crystals
marks
significant
advancement
high-strength
insulation
technology,
paving
way
for
development
demanding
environments
require
management
without
compromising
structural
integrity.
