{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Cao J"],"funding":["Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering","Agency for Science, Technology and Research","National Research Foundation Singapore","Chinese University of Hong Kong"],"pagination":["26249-26258"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12291591"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["19(28)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Evaporation, a ubiquitous process driving Earth's water-energy cycle, has been largely untapped for energy harvesting. Here, we introduce \"evapolectrics,\" a scalable strategy that directly converts evaporation enthalpy into electricity via thermoelectric generators (TEGs). By leveraging porous graphite coatings and optimizing wind speeds (2.8 m/s) and wet-bulb depression, a robust temperature gradient (Δ<i>T</i>) over 6 °C can be maintained across TEGs. This translates to a power density of 4.2 W/m<sup>2</sup>, which exceeds other ambient energy harvesting technologies, such as triboelectric and hydrovoltaics. We also demonstrate the evapolectrics' ability to sustain a continuous power output of 2.72 mW over 30 min and scalability via a 7 × 7 device array. Unlike intermittent sources like "],"journal":["ACS nano"],"pubmed_title":["Evapolectrics: Direct Harvesting of Electricity from Evaporation Using Thermoelectrics."],"pmcid":["PMC12291591"],"funding_grant_id":["R22I1IR053","4055224","RNE-p3-24","U2411D4011"],"pubmed_authors":["Wu J","Cao J","Suwardi A","Dong J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Evapolectrics: Direct Harvesting of Electricity from Evaporation Using Thermoelectrics.","description":"Evaporation, a ubiquitous process driving Earth's water-energy cycle, has been largely untapped for energy harvesting. Here, we introduce \"evapolectrics,\" a scalable strategy that directly converts evaporation enthalpy into electricity via thermoelectric generators (TEGs). By leveraging porous graphite coatings and optimizing wind speeds (2.8 m/s) and wet-bulb depression, a robust temperature gradient (Δ<i>T</i>) over 6 °C can be maintained across TEGs. This translates to a power density of 4.2 W/m<sup>2</sup>, which exceeds other ambient energy harvesting technologies, such as triboelectric and hydrovoltaics. We also demonstrate the evapolectrics' ability to sustain a continuous power output of 2.72 mW over 30 min and scalability via a 7 × 7 device array. Unlike intermittent sources like ","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Jul","modification":"2026-03-27T17:04:26.003Z","creation":"2025-08-28T03:09:11.767Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12291591","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40641230"],"doi":["10.1021/acsnano.5c10693"]}}