Physical Transformation AtlasPTA
Pathway · p-9dc91b46f2 · extends a recorded pathway

Capillary pressure → Electrical work

Capillary pressureHydrovoltaic effectIonic currentElectrical work

Epistemic state of the route

known constituent relations
1 / 3 established or replicated · weakest constituent demonstrated
constituent maturity floor
K4 · experimentally observed
search for this exact route
Not assessed — complete composition not searched.
recorded-pathway overlap
shares its closing relations with Hydrovoltaic generator · 3/3 relations shared
route-level evidence
0 sources for the complete composition · 2 cited by the constituent steps
boundaries and interfaces
BOUNDARY compatible · no region transition

Explorematrix context · physics checks · steps · route evidence · constituent evidence · cite

Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

D.16 × C.23 · Capillary pressure × Electrokineticfamily: Electrokinetic

Steps

  1. 01
    Capillary pressure —drives→ Hydrovoltaic effectdemonstratedclaim record
    mechanical → electrical · loss to thermal
    • a porous carbon film wicking water with one end exposed to air
    aqueous medium required · humidity difference required
    refs [1]
  2. 02
    Hydrovoltaic effect —produces→ Ionic currentdemonstratedclaim record
    electrical → electrical
    refs [1]
  3. 03
    Ionic current —converts into→ Electrical workestablishedclaim record
    electrical → electrical · loss to thermal
    • electrodes exchange the ionic current for an electronic current through the external load
    refs [2]

Evidence for the complete composition · 0

No source on record for this exact composition. The sources below support the individual steps, not the route as a whole.

Evidence for the constituent relations · 2

  1. [1]
    G. Xue, et al.. Water-evaporation-induced electricity with nanostructured carbon materials (2017)
    Nature Nanotechnology 12, 317–321 · doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.300 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  2. [2]
    A. J. Bard, L. R. Faulkner. Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications (2nd ed.) (2001)
    Wiley · book, no DOI · record

Cite this route

Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). route p-9dc91b46f2: Capillary pressure → Hydrovoltaic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/path/9dc91b46f2

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