ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
This paper experimentally investigates the power generation property of carbonnanotubes in an aqueous environment. Carbon nanotube based films are investigated in thispaper as a new method for power generation based on ionic conductivity of the fluid. It isdemonstrated that a carbon nanotube film that is bonded onto a structure vibrating with anelectrolyte on the surface produces an alternating current without a net fluid flow. The powerproduced is smaller than for a piezoelectric material of the same size, but the CNT powergenerator is lightweight and has no moving parts, and does not require the structure to beimmersed in an electrolyte. There are various possible applications for nanotube powergenerators
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/52/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.326-328.1447.pdf
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