Ionic current

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Enumerated routes through this · 115 (showing 24)

• AMTEC cell1/3 est · demonstrated
• Thermogalvanic cell3/3 est · demonstrated
• Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle1/3 est · demonstrated
• Electrokinetic microchannel generator3/3 est · demonstrated
• Concentration cell3/3 est · demonstrated
• Reverse electrodialysis plant3/3 est · demonstrated
• Capacitive mixing cell1/3 est · demonstrated
• Galvanic battery discharge3/3 est · demonstrated
• Hydrogen fuel cell3/3 est · demonstrated
• Thermo-driven nanofluidic electrokinetic converter3/4 est · demonstrated
• Thermal-osmosis electrokinetic generator5/5 est · demonstrated
• Hydrovoltaic generator2/5 est · demonstrated
• Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work3/3 est · candidate
• Bulk fluid flow → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work3/3 est · candidate
• Capillary pressure → Hydrovoltaic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work1/3 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Thermocapillary streaming-potential generator (proposed)5/5 est · candidate
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Fluid flow → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work4/5 est · candidate
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work4/5 est · weakly supported
• Temperature gradient → Thermomagnetic convection → Fluid flow → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 est · candidate
• Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Concentration cell effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 est · candidate
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermogalvanic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 est · extends a recorded pathway
• Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 est · extends a recorded pathway

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