Abstract <p>We report a sustainable, wood-derived moisture energy harvester (WMEH) constructed from hierarchical cellulose micro/nanofiber films derived from wood residues, integrating bioinspired design, scalable manufacturing, and circular material principles. The device couples a hygroscopic LiCl-containing cellulose hydrogel with a conductive cellulose/carbon black/citric acid&#xa0;evaporative layer, establishing capillary-driven moisture transport and a&#xa0;sustained vertical humidity gradient. The hydrogel is constructed from cellulose micro–nano fibrils produced from wood residues, yielding hierarchically confined channels, electric double layer formation and ion-selective transport, and directional cation migration, enabling continuous moisture-to-electricity conversion in an asymmetric bilayer architecture. The WMEH delivers a high open-circuit voltage of 0.85&#xa0;V and a short-circuit current density up to 400 μA/cm<sup>2</sup>, achieving a power density of 5.1&#xa0;μW/cm<sup>2</sup> and 164.5&#xa0;μW/cm<sup>3</sup>, competitive with state-of-the-art MEH. Continuous operation over 10&#xa0;days is maintained by a dynamic sorption-evaporation equilibrium, with stable performance across a wide humidity (20%–80% RH) and temperature (−20 °C to 50&#xa0;°C) range. Owing to intrinsic modularity, a 100-unit&#xa0;series and parallel assemblies deliver 74.5&#xa0;V and 1.46&#xa0;mA,&#xa0;respectively, sufficient to power commercial electronics without rectification. Beyond performance, the WMEH exhibits recyclability (about 95% voltage retention), biodegradability and substantially lower environmental impacts than representative carbon- and hydrogel-based moisture harvesters. This work highlights wood-derived cellulose micro/nanofiber films as a scalable fiber-material platform for sustainable moisture energy harvesting and decentralized power generation.</p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>

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Plant-Inspired Hierarchical Wood-Derived Cellulose Micro/Nanofiber Bilayer Films for Moisture Energy Harvesting

  • Yi Hu,
  • Jianing Xu,
  • Xuetong Shi,
  • Zhaoxuan Niu,
  • Yi Lu,
  • Yu Chen,
  • Tian Bai,
  • Jie Wu,
  • Wanli Cheng,
  • Guangping Han,
  • Orlando J. Rojas

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Abstract

We report a sustainable, wood-derived moisture energy harvester (WMEH) constructed from hierarchical cellulose micro/nanofiber films derived from wood residues, integrating bioinspired design, scalable manufacturing, and circular material principles. The device couples a hygroscopic LiCl-containing cellulose hydrogel with a conductive cellulose/carbon black/citric acid evaporative layer, establishing capillary-driven moisture transport and a sustained vertical humidity gradient. The hydrogel is constructed from cellulose micro–nano fibrils produced from wood residues, yielding hierarchically confined channels, electric double layer formation and ion-selective transport, and directional cation migration, enabling continuous moisture-to-electricity conversion in an asymmetric bilayer architecture. The WMEH delivers a high open-circuit voltage of 0.85 V and a short-circuit current density up to 400 μA/cm2, achieving a power density of 5.1 μW/cm2 and 164.5 μW/cm3, competitive with state-of-the-art MEH. Continuous operation over 10 days is maintained by a dynamic sorption-evaporation equilibrium, with stable performance across a wide humidity (20%–80% RH) and temperature (−20 °C to 50 °C) range. Owing to intrinsic modularity, a 100-unit series and parallel assemblies deliver 74.5 V and 1.46 mA, respectively, sufficient to power commercial electronics without rectification. Beyond performance, the WMEH exhibits recyclability (about 95% voltage retention), biodegradability and substantially lower environmental impacts than representative carbon- and hydrogel-based moisture harvesters. This work highlights wood-derived cellulose micro/nanofiber films as a scalable fiber-material platform for sustainable moisture energy harvesting and decentralized power generation.

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