Ionic current —converts into→ Electrical work

Conditions

• electrodes exchange the ionic current for an electronic current through the external load

Evidence · 1

1. [1]
   A. J. Bard, L. R. Faulkner. Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications (2nd ed.) (2001)

   Wiley · book, no DOI · record

Uses of this claim

• Electrokinetic microchannel generatordemonstrated · 3 steps
• Concentration celldemonstrated · 3 steps
• Capacitive mixing celldemonstrated · 3 steps
• Thermo-driven nanofluidic electrokinetic converterdemonstrated · 4 steps
• Thermocapillary streaming-potential generator (proposed)proposed in the literature, not demonstrated · 5 steps
• Solutocapillary streaming-potential generator (proposed)proposed in the literature, not demonstrated · 5 steps
• Thermal-osmosis electrokinetic generatordemonstrated · 5 steps
• Thermogalvanic celldemonstrated · 3 steps
• Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycledemonstrated · 3 steps
• Reverse electrodialysis plantprototype · 3 steps
• Hydrovoltaic generatordemonstrated · 5 steps
• Hydrogen fuel cellcommercial · 3 steps
• Galvanic battery dischargecommercial · 3 steps
• AMTEC cellprototype · 3 steps

• Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work3/3 established · candidate
• Bulk fluid flow → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work3/3 established · candidate
• Capillary pressure → Hydrovoltaic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work1/3 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Fluid flow → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work4/5 established · candidate
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work4/5 established · weakly supported
• Temperature gradient → Thermomagnetic convection → Fluid flow → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · candidate
• Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · candidate
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermogalvanic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermogalvanic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermogalvanic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
• Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · candidate
• Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Thermogalvanic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway

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