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Bioinspired Energy Storage and Harvesting Devices
Author(s) -
Ren Jing,
Liu Qiang,
Pei Ying,
Wang Yang,
Yang Shuo,
Lin Shihui,
Chen Wenshuai,
Ling Shengjie,
Kaplan David L.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.202001301
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , energy storage , materials science , energy harvesting , interface (matter) , biomimetics , electronics , process (computing) , computer science , systems engineering , energy (signal processing) , electrical engineering , engineering , power (physics) , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , capillary number , capillary action , composite material , operating system
Knowledge learned from nature demonstrates that system performance can be enhanced and optimized by hierarchical structural design which has dramatically expanded implications for synthetic materials, from design to implementation. In recent years, numerous bioinspired and biomimetic strategies are devoted to design energy storage and harvesting devices. For these devices, efficient and stable electrode/electrolyte interfaces, modified interactions, and new functions are desired, which remain a challenge to fully meet the requirement of the rapidly developed electronic industry. This review, taking lithium batteries, nanogenerators and solar cells as examples, provides a summary and discussion of how the bio‐inspired strategies can influence the electrode/device design and the corresponding interface interactions. By applying and learning from biological materials, natural hierarchical structure, surface topography, and biochemical process, enhanced performance and stability for energy devices can be achieved. Future research expectations in this field and energy management are also discussed.