Material witness: A pinch of salt

Material witness: A pinch of salt

The power that could be tapped from the entropy of mixing saline and fresh water, as rivers reach the sea, is examined, focusing on a membrane-less saltwater battery in which the salt ions are stored within the crystal structure of the electrodes themselves.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature materials 2011-05, Vol.10 (5), p.344-344
1. Verfasser: Ball, Philip
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alternative energy sources
Crystal structure
Entropy
Fresh water
Materials research
Saline water
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Zusammenfassung:The power that could be tapped from the entropy of mixing saline and fresh water, as rivers reach the sea, is examined, focusing on a membrane-less saltwater battery in which the salt ions are stored within the crystal structure of the electrodes themselves.
ISSN:1476-1122
1476-4660
DOI:10.1038/nmat3018