Surface-Energy Generator of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Usage in a Self-Powered System

Surface-Energy Generator of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Usage in a Self-Powered System

A surface‐energy generator (SEG) using single‐walled carbon nanotubes is demonstrated to harvest the surface energy of ethanol. The SEG can drive thermistors in a self‐powered system. The performance can be significantly enhanced by the Marangoni effect. These SEGs show the advantages of a smaller i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2010-03, Vol.22 (9), p.999-1003
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Zheng, Zheng, Kaihong, Hu, Lijun, Liu, Ji, Qiu, Caiyu, Zhou, Haiqing, Huang, Haibo, Yang, Haifang, Li, Meng, Gu, Changzhi, Xie, Sishen, Qiao, Lijie, Sun, Lianfeng
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Sprache:eng
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Computer Simulation
Energy Transfer
Materials Testing
Models, Chemical
Nanotechnology - methods
Nanotubes, Carbon - chemistry
Nanotubes, Carbon - ultrastructure
self-powered systems
single-walled carbon nanotubes
Surface Tension
surface-energy generators
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Zusammenfassung:A surface‐energy generator (SEG) using single‐walled carbon nanotubes is demonstrated to harvest the surface energy of ethanol. The SEG can drive thermistors in a self‐powered system. The performance can be significantly enhanced by the Marangoni effect. These SEGs show the advantages of a smaller inner resistance, no moving parts, and no need for the application of an obvious external force.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.200902153