Abstract
Energy harvesting by the flow of a hydrochloric acid-water solution through a carbon nanotube (CNT) is explored using atomistic simulations. Through ion configurations near the CNT wall, the ion drifting velocity is obtained, and the induced voltage along the axial direction is obtained as a function of key material and system parameters, including the applied flow rate, ambient temperature, solution concentration and nanotube diameter. The molecular mechanism of ion hopping and motion is elucidated and related to the variation of material and system parameters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1164-1168 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Jan 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Acknowledgements:The work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (11172231), National Science Foundation (CMMI0643726), DARPA (W91CRB-11-C-0112), and World Class University program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (R32-2008-000-20042-0).