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This entry introduces the newest progress of electrical energy generation conversed from mechanical energy or chemical potential difference. This kind of strategy for energy conversion and power generation is not brand-new but becomes more efficient and realizable using nanofluidics. Since the inherent mechanism in such nanofluidics has not been fully revealed yet, the bottleneck for further developments of microsystems lies still in the theoretical side. High energy-conversion efficiency and high output power are the requirements for such a device to be practical. Physical modeling of electrochemomechanical energy conversion is needed to guide the design and optimization.
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When an electrolyte solution contacts with a solid surface, the surface will probably be charged through a physical and chemical adsorption process [1]. The surface charge makes the ion unbalanced, and a...
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Wang, M., Zhang, L. (2013). Energy Conversion and Power Generation Using Nanofluidics. In: Li, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27758-0_1727-2
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