Individual water-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes as hydroelectric power converters

Yuanchun Zhao; Li Song; Ke Deng; Zheng Liu; Zengxing Zhang; Yanlian Yang; Chen Wang; Haifang Yang; Aizi Jin; Qiang Luo; Changzhi Gu; Sishen Xie; Lianfeng Sun

doi:10.1002/adma.200702956

Individual water-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes as hydroelectric power converters

Yuanchun Zhao^*, Li Song, Ke Deng, Zheng Liu, Zengxing Zhang, Yanlian Yang, Chen Wang, Haifang Yang, Aizi Jin, Qiang Luo, Changzhi Gu, Sishen Xie, Lianfeng Sun

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A study has reported on the detection of a significant voltage difference at one end of an individual nanotube of a single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) device when a current is applied on the opposite side and it is exposed to water vapor. The study suggests that the water molecules inside the nanotube channel are dragged to flow directionally by an external electric field thereby generating an electromotive force along the nanotube. This energy conversion process is probably realized by the mutual coupling of water dipoles and free charge carriers present in SWNTs. The results of the study suggest that SWNTs can be exploited as unique, tunable molecular channels for water and might find potential application in nanoscale energy conversion. Nanofluidic logics based on the observed effects will also be of interest for future studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1772-1776
Number of pages	5
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	20
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200702956
Publication status	Published - May 5 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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