Moisture-driven electric power generation using graphene-based hydrogels for sustained power output and self-powered sensing

2026/01/01 by Nishadi M. Bandara, Jinzhou Liu, Brenden Ferland +2 · 1 voice
Energy · Engineering · Materials Science · #Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods #Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials #Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5ta09936f

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/03/17 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26

Abstract

Moist electric generators (MEGs) produce electric power from hydration gradients and have been identified as a promising sustainable technology for advanced energy systems.

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• New from the Adamson Lab in J. Mater. Chem. A! This hydrogel generates electricity from humidity. No solar. No wind. No batteries. Just moisture in the air. 0.78 V sustained for over 120 hours. Four o [bsky, 3 points, 1 comments]

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