Recently, owing to the high theoretical capacity and safety, zinc-ion energy storage devices have been known as one of the most prominent energy storage devices. However, the lack of ideal electrode materials remains a crucial hindrance to developing zinc-ion energy storage devices. MXene is an ideal electrode material due to its ultra-high … - Download [PDF]
Recently, owing to the high theoretical capacity and safety, zinc-ion energy storage devices have been known as one of the most prominent energy storage devices. However, the lack of ideal electrode materials remains a crucial hindrance to developing zinc-ion energy storage devices. MXene is an ideal electrode material due to its ultra-high …
Nanomaterials are known to exhibit a number of interesting physical and chemical properties for various applications, including energy conversion and storage, nanoscale electronics, sensors and actuators, photonics devices and even for biomedical purposes. In the past decade, laser as a synthetic technique and laser as a microfabrication technique …
The traditional energy storage devices with large size, heavy weight and mechanical inflexibility are difficult to be applied in the high-efficiency and eco-friendly energy conversion system. 33,34 The electrochemical performances of different textile-based energy storage devices are summarized in Table 1. MSC and MB dominate the edge of higher-level integration hence be …
The control of energy storage and release in micro energy devices is important and challengeable for utilization of energy. In this work, three kinds of micro energy storage devices were fabricated through in situ integrating different aluminum/molybdenum trioxide (Al/MoO 3) nanolaminates on a semiconductor bridge.The morphology and …
This review describes the most recent advances in flexible energy-storage devices, including flexible lithium-ion batteries and flexible supercapacitors, based on carbon materials and a number of composites and flexible micro-supercapacitor. Flexible energy‐storage devices are attracting increasing attention as they show unique promising …
Micro- and nano-encapsulated metal and alloy-based phase-change materials for thermal energy storage. Shilei Zhu, Mai Thanh Nguyen and Tetsu Yonezawa * Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan.
The energy devices for generation, conversion, and storage of electricity are widely used across diverse aspects of human life and various industry. Three-dimensional (3D) printing has emerged as ...
Electrochemical energy technologies underpin the potential success of this effort to divert energy sources away from fossil fuels, whether one considers alternative energy conversion strategies through photoelectrochemical (PEC) production of chemical fuels or fuel cells run with sustainable hydrogen, or energy storage strategies, such as in batteries and …
In-plane micro-supercapacitors made of carbide-derived carbons and 2D materials—including graphene, MXene, metal oxides, and conductive MOFs—are among the most popular flexible and integrated energy …
The research for three-dimension (3D) printing carbon and carbide energy storage devices has attracted widespread exploration interests. Being designable in structure and materials, graphene oxide (GO) and MXene accompanied with a direct ink writing exhibit a promising prospect for constructing high areal and volume energy density devices. This …
The applications of piezoelectric energy harvesting at nano, micro, and mesoscale in diverse fields including transportation, structures, aerial applications, in water applications, smart systems, microfluidics, biomedicals, wearable and implantable electronics, and tissue regeneration are reviewed. The advancements, limitations, and potential improvements …
Several emerging energy storage technologies and systems have been demonstrated that feature low cost, high rate capability, and durability for potential use in large-scale grid and high-power applications. Owing to its outstanding ion conductivity, ultrafast Na-ion insertion kinetics, excellent structural stability, and large theoretical capacity, the sodium …
Miniaturized energy storage devices (MESDs), with their excellent properties and additional intelligent functions, are considered to be the preferable energy supplies for uninterrupted powering of microsystems. In this …
It is well known that micro/nanomaterials exhibit many physical properties in the fields of heat transfer, energy conversion and storage, and also have great prospects in nanoelectronics, sensors ...
Metrics. Adopting a nanoscale approach to developing materials and designing experiments benefits research on batteries, supercapacitors and hybrid devices at all technology readiness levels....
With the continuous development and implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT), the growing demand for portable, flexible, wearable self-powered electronic systems significantly promotes the development of micro-electrochemical energy storage devices (MEESDs), such as micro-batteries (MBs) and micro-supercapacitors (MSCs). By overcoming …
In this review, we present recent progress on advances in nanomaterial-based micro/nano devices from two perspectives: energy conversion and energy storage. The …
In the green energy and carbon-neutral technology, electrochemical energy storage devices have received continuously increasing attention recently. However, due to the unavoidable volume expansion/shrinkage of key materials or irreversible mechanical damages during application, the stability of energy storage and delivery as well as the lifetime of these …
It plays an irreplaceable role in optical communication, optical interconnection, optical storage, sensing imaging, sensing measurement, display, solid-state lighting, biomedicine, security, green energy, and other fields. In …
Here, micro/nano-wind energy harvesters and sensors have been systematically reviewed. Based on the fundamental wind energy harvesting principle, the windmill-based and aeroelastic harvesters are analyzed at first. …
The rapid development of wearable, highly integrated, and flexible electronics has stimulated great demand for on-chip and miniaturized energy storage devices. By virtue of their high power ...
Since 3D-printed micro-interdigital devices occupy an important position in the next generation of energy storage devices due to their advantages in regulating structures and providing desirable electrochemical performance. The 3D printing of micro-interdigital devices requires consideration of the type of printing technology, material requirements, and device …
Micro/nano functional devices featuring deep integration, intelligence, and miniaturization have attracted considerable attention in frontier areas of research, such as micro/nano optics, micro ...
The increasing energy demand for next generation portable and miniaturized electronic devices has sparked intensive interest to explore micro-scale and lightweight energy storage devices. This critical review provides an overview of the state-of-the-art recent research advances in micro-scale energy storage devices for supercapacitors (SCs), as well as their …
The increasing energy demand for next generation portable and miniaturized electronic devices has sparked intensive interest to explore micro-scale and lightweight energy storage devices. This critical review provides an …
Flexible energy storage devices, including Li-ion battery, Na-ion battery, and Zn-air battery ; flexible supercapacitors, including all-solid-state devices ; and in-plane and fiber-like micro-supercapacitors have been reported. However, the packaged microdevice performance is usually inferior in terms of total volumetric or gravimetric energy density compared with …
For example, a unique 3D hierarchical porous sponge-like VO 2 (B)@C micro/nano-structure was controllably synthesized, and delivered the excellent electrochemical performance in terms of large capacity, long cycling and high rate as cathode materials of LIBs. 44 As cathode materials of LIBs, the 3D multi-shelled V 2 O 5 hollow microspheres can deliver a specific discharge …
The focus of the special issue will be on the fascinating field of micro/nano energy. This encompasses not only the application of micro/nanoparticles for enhancing the performance of energy systems, but also the examination of energy systems at a micro scale, such as micro turbines and micro combustors. The overarching objective of this special issue …
The precise design of PMSCs contributes to energy storage devices, sensors and filters. Furthermore, it is vital to design a microelectrode with superior structural integrity for the controllable manufacture of high precision and high …
The architectural design of electrodes offers new opportunities for next-generation electrochemical energy storage devices (EESDs) by increasing surface area, thickness, and active materials mass loading while …
Therefore, the design of cost-saving and highly efficient micro/nano materials in the field of energy storage and conversion is still very significant. Numerous papers have been reported in this Research Topic, and herein we introduce the representative advances in the collected papers that discuss how micro/nano materials work in the area of energy …
Ultrafast laser processing technology has offered a wide range of opportunities in micro/nano fabrication and other fields such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, energy science, and photonics due to its controllable processing precision, diverse processing capabilities, and broad material adaptability. The processing abilities and applications of the …