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Fabrication of a bilayer structural carbon-based hydrogel material with excellent energy conversion efficiency
Solar steam generation is a promising technology to solve the freshwater crisis. With the continuous research of this technology, apart from...
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Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Conversion
Photocatalysis is a green and sustainable technology for solar energy conversion, which is beneficial for energy and environmental fields. The... -
Switchable photothermal conversion efficiency for reprogrammable actuation
Reprogrammable soft matter brings flexibility to soft robots so that they can display various motions, which is flourishing in soft robotics....
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Enhancing interpretability in the exploration of high-energy conversion efficiency in CsSnBr3−xIx configurations using crystal graph convolutional neural networks and adversarial example methods
Crystal graph convolutional neural networks (CGCNNs) have revolutionized materials research by eliminating the need for manual feature engineering....
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Atomic interface regulation of rare-marth metal single atom catalysts for energy conversion
Efficient photocatalysis and electrocatalysis in energy conversion have been important strategies to alleviate energy crises and environmental...
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Energy Efficiency in Oil Production Facilities
Before diving into oil production facilities and identifying ways to make them more energy efficient, the reader may ask himself the following... -
N-Face Semi-Bulk Absorber Boosts Conversion Efficiency of InGaN Solar Cell
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the N-face InGaN semi-bulk as a solution to achieve a high-efficiency solar cell based on III-nitride...
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Mixed-dimensional clay-based superhydrophilic film with self-desalination and high photothermal conversion efficiency
Improving solar energy conversion efficiency and salt resistance is particularly important for the practical application of green and sustainable...
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Water transport boosted osmotic energy conversion based on an asymmetric cellulose nanofiber heterogenous membrane
Osmotic energy is a promising sustainable energy candidate. Asymmetric nanochannel membranes have attracted considerable attention owing to their...
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Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Devices—Types and Importance
Using electric energy on all scales is practically impossible without devices for storing and converting this energy into other storable forms. This... -
Temperature difference-enhanced salinity gradient energy conversion enabled by thermostable hydrogel membrane with anti-swelling property
Coupling low-grade heat (LGH) with salinity gradient is an effective approach to increase the efficiency of the nanofluidic-membrane-based power...
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Application of gahnite-reinforced cyclic olefin copolymer cover sheets on Si solar cell for augmenting the power conversion efficiency
In the past 20 years, the use of photovoltaic cells for electricity generation has grown rapidly for compensating global energy needs. Reflection...
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The Energy Efficiency of the Shot in a Gas-Operated Gun
The process of firing a gun comprises the conversion of energy from the chemical energy of the propellant into the kinetic energy of the bullet, the... -
Application of NiTi shape memory alloy in ocean thermal energy conversion
AbstractOcean Thermal Energy Harvester (OTEH) conceptual design is proposed using NiTi Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) spring. Thermo-mechanical energy...
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TiO2-based S-scheme photocatalysts for solar energy conversion and environmental remediation
Solar-driven semiconductor photocatalysis technology is deemed to be a potential strategy to alleviate environmental crisis and energy shortage....
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Electrochemically prepared coniferous leaf-like nickel black membrane for desalination by solar-thermal energy conversion
The structures of the solar-thermal membranes always influence the performance of light absorption and salt resistance in desalination. Inspired by...
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Energy Conversion Performance and Optimization of Wearable Annular Thermoelectric Generators
This paper presents a theoretical model for a human skin-wearable annular thermoelectric generator (WATEG) system and provides analytical solutions...
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Effect in the power conversion efficiency in inverted P3HT organic solar cells doped with nano-germanium sulfide
Herein, the inverted hybrid solar cells were fabricated with the configuration of FTO/TiO 2 /PFN/P3HT:PC 61 BM:GeS 2 /MoO 3 /Ag. According to our research,...
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Advance in 3D self-supported amorphous nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion
The advancement of next-generation energy technologies calls for rationally designed and fabricated electrode materials that have desirable...
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Introduction—Thermodynamics and Energy Efficiency
Thermodynamics has traditionally been defined as the study of heat and work. The steam engine’s invention in the nineteenth century was closely...