As global economic growth increases,the demand for energy sources boosts.While fossil fuels have traditionally satisfied this demand,their environmental influence and limited reserves require alternatives.Fossil fuel co...As global economic growth increases,the demand for energy sources boosts.While fossil fuels have traditionally satisfied this demand,their environmental influence and limited reserves require alternatives.Fossil fuel combustion contributes substantially to greenhouse gas emissions,with a pressing need to halve these emissions by 2030 and target net-zero by 2050.Renewable energy sources,contributing currently to 29%of global electricity,are viewed as promising substitutes.With wind energy's potential,Zheng's team developed a novel method to harness even low wind speeds using well-aligned nanofibers and an innovative“drop wind generator”.This system,combining moisture-saturated ionic liquid 3-Methyl-1-octylimidazolium chloride with specific nanofiber arrays,exploits wind-inducedflows for energy conversion.This study highlights the vast untapped potential of low-speed wind as a sustainable energy source potentially for electronics.展开更多
Neutral aqueous zinc ion batteries(ZIBs)have tremendous potential for grid-level energy storage and portable wearable devices.However,certain performance deficiencies of the components have limited the employment of Z...Neutral aqueous zinc ion batteries(ZIBs)have tremendous potential for grid-level energy storage and portable wearable devices.However,certain performance deficiencies of the components have limited the employment of ZIBs in practical applications.Recently,a range of pristine materials and their composites with fiber-based structures have been used to produce more efficient cathodes,anodes,current collectors,and separators for addressing the current challenges in ZIBs.Numerous functional materials can be manufactured into different fiber forms,which can be subsequently converted into various yarn structures,or interwoven into different 2D and 3D fabric-like constructions to attain various electrochemical performances and mechanical flexibility.In this review,we provide an overview of the concepts and principles of fiber-based materials for ZIBs,after which the application of various materials in fiber-based structures are discussed under different domains of ZIB components.Consequently,the current challenges of these materials,fabrication technologies and corre-sponding future development prospects are addressed.展开更多
Correction to:Advanced Fiber Materials https://doi.org/10.1007/s42765-022-00215-x The author contribution statement was incorrect and should have read:“Hao Jia,Kaiyu Liu,and Yintung Lam have contributed equally to th...Correction to:Advanced Fiber Materials https://doi.org/10.1007/s42765-022-00215-x The author contribution statement was incorrect and should have read:“Hao Jia,Kaiyu Liu,and Yintung Lam have contributed equally to this work.”The original article has been corrected.展开更多
基金funding of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.21776235,no.21376197)the studentship by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University。
文摘As global economic growth increases,the demand for energy sources boosts.While fossil fuels have traditionally satisfied this demand,their environmental influence and limited reserves require alternatives.Fossil fuel combustion contributes substantially to greenhouse gas emissions,with a pressing need to halve these emissions by 2030 and target net-zero by 2050.Renewable energy sources,contributing currently to 29%of global electricity,are viewed as promising substitutes.With wind energy's potential,Zheng's team developed a novel method to harness even low wind speeds using well-aligned nanofibers and an innovative“drop wind generator”.This system,combining moisture-saturated ionic liquid 3-Methyl-1-octylimidazolium chloride with specific nanofiber arrays,exploits wind-inducedflows for energy conversion.This study highlights the vast untapped potential of low-speed wind as a sustainable energy source potentially for electronics.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20210480)Hong Kong Scholars Program(P0035017).
文摘Neutral aqueous zinc ion batteries(ZIBs)have tremendous potential for grid-level energy storage and portable wearable devices.However,certain performance deficiencies of the components have limited the employment of ZIBs in practical applications.Recently,a range of pristine materials and their composites with fiber-based structures have been used to produce more efficient cathodes,anodes,current collectors,and separators for addressing the current challenges in ZIBs.Numerous functional materials can be manufactured into different fiber forms,which can be subsequently converted into various yarn structures,or interwoven into different 2D and 3D fabric-like constructions to attain various electrochemical performances and mechanical flexibility.In this review,we provide an overview of the concepts and principles of fiber-based materials for ZIBs,after which the application of various materials in fiber-based structures are discussed under different domains of ZIB components.Consequently,the current challenges of these materials,fabrication technologies and corre-sponding future development prospects are addressed.
文摘Correction to:Advanced Fiber Materials https://doi.org/10.1007/s42765-022-00215-x The author contribution statement was incorrect and should have read:“Hao Jia,Kaiyu Liu,and Yintung Lam have contributed equally to this work.”The original article has been corrected.
