Horizontal Transport in Ti3C2Tx MXene for Highly Efficient Osmotic Energy Conversion from Saline-Alkali Environments
Han Qian
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorPuguang Peng
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorHongzhao Fan
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorZhe Yang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorLixue Yang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Yanguang Zhou
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dan Tan
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorFeiyao Yang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Morten Willatzen
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
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Prof. Gehan Amaratunga
Zhejiang University—University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne Institute (ZJUI) and School of Information Science and Electronics, Zhejiang University International Campus, Haining, China
Electrical Engineering Division, Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FA UK
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Prof. Zhonglin Wang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, Center for High-Entropy Energy and Systems, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
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Prof. Di Wei
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
Centre for Photonic Devices and Sensors, University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FA UK
Search for more papers by this authorHan Qian
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorPuguang Peng
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorHongzhao Fan
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorZhe Yang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
School of Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorLixue Yang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Yanguang Zhou
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dan Tan
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710126 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorFeiyao Yang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Morten Willatzen
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
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Prof. Gehan Amaratunga
Zhejiang University—University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne Institute (ZJUI) and School of Information Science and Electronics, Zhejiang University International Campus, Haining, China
Electrical Engineering Division, Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FA UK
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Prof. Zhonglin Wang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, Center for High-Entropy Energy and Systems, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
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Prof. Di Wei
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400 People's Republic of China
Centre for Photonic Devices and Sensors, University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FA UK
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Osmotic energy from the ocean has been thoroughly studied, but that from saline-alkali lakes is constrained by the ion-exchange membranes due to the trade-off between permeability and selectivity, stemming from the unfavorable structure of nanoconfined channels, pH tolerance, and chemical stability of the membranes. Inspired by the rapid water transport in xylem conduit structures, we propose a horizontal transport MXene (H-MXene) with ionic sequential transport nanochannels, designed to endure extreme saline-alkali conditions while enhancing ion selectivity and permeability. The H-MXene demonstrates superior ion conductivity of 20.67 S m−1 in 1 M NaCl solution and a diffusion current density of 308 A m−2 at a 10-fold salinity gradient of NaCl solution, significantly outperforming the conventional vertical transport MXene (V-MXene). Both experimental and simulation studies have confirmed that H-MXene represents a novel approach to circumventing the permeability-selectivity trade-off. Moreover, it exhibits efficient ion transport capabilities, addressing the gap in saline-alkali osmotic power generation.
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