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- Title
Using Smart Nanochannels as a Power Switch in Salinity Gradient Batteries.
- Authors
Fu, Lulu; Jiang, Jiaqiao; Lu, Bingxin; Xu, Yanglei; Zhai, Jin
- Abstract
Although biomimetic smart gating nanochannels have been explored extensively, research on practical applications of these systems is scarce. Here, we demonstrated an engineered track‐etched asymmetric porous polyethylene terephthalate (PET) membrane modified with redox‐active Cytochrome C (Cyt C), which served as a gatekeeper due to its redox‐responsive character and excellent anion selectivity. Due to the anion‐selectivity of the membrane, we further applied it in an energy conversion device to capture the electric power from a salinity gradient. In addition, its redox‐responsive property was utilized to realize the function of power switch in concentration cell, which is capable of out‐power density conversion from 0.24 W/m2 to 0.86 W/m2 reversibly. In addition, a theoretical model based on the Poisson and Nernst‐Planck equations has been employed to simulate and explain the experimental data and illustrate the mechanism of the ionic transport process. This work presents an important paradigm for the application of stimuli‐responsive nanochannels in salinity gradient energy conversion areas and opens new and promising routes in the fields of drug delivery and bioscience.
- Subjects
POLYETHYLENE terephthalate; NERNST-Planck equation; ENERGY conversion; ELECTRIC batteries; ELECTRIC power; SALINITY
- Publication
ChemNanoMat, 2019, Vol 5, Issue 9, p1182
- ISSN
2199-692X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cnma.201900326