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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Energy Harvesting

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  • Underwater mechanical energy harvesters are crucial for self-powered ocean devices like sensors and monitoring systems.
  • Existing harvesters often struggle with omnidirectional force reception, limiting their effectiveness in variable marine environments.
  • Pressure-responsive films and stretch-responsive fibers show promise but have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an omnidirectional underwater mechanical energy harvester.
  • To investigate the piezoionic phenomenon in a novel SWCNT/wool composite material.
  • To elucidate the nanoscale operating mechanism of the harvester.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a spherical fleece using wool fibers and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs).
  • Testing the harvester's electrical output under mechanical stress in various directions.
  • Utilizing all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to understand the nanoscale operating mechanism.

Main Results:

  • The SWCNT/wool fleece demonstrated repetitive electrical current generation irrespective of the applied force direction.
  • The harvester achieved a high current per input mechanical stress of up to 33.476 mA/MPa, the highest reported for underwater harvesters.
  • The device is particularly effective in low-frequency environments (<1 Hz), suitable for natural energy sources like waves and wind.

Conclusions:

  • The spherical fleece harvester offers a robust solution for omnidirectional underwater mechanical energy harvesting.
  • The piezoionic effect in the SWCNT/wool composite is the key mechanism for energy conversion.
  • This technology has significant potential for powering oceanographic instruments and devices using ambient marine energy.