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Ultra-Stable and Durable Piezoelectric Nanogenerator with All-Weather Service Capability Based on N Doped 4H-SiC Nanohole Arrays

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00779-0
Linlin Zhou
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
Laipan Zhu
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
Tao Yang
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
Xinmei Hou
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
Zhengtao Du
MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non‑Ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‑Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, People’s Republic of China
Sheng Cao
MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non‑Ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‑Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, People’s Republic of China
Hailong Wang
School of Materials Science Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People’s Republic of China
Kuo‑Chih Chou
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
Zhong Lin Wang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Tao Yang

yangtaoustb@ustb.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 30

Abstract

Ultra-stable piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) driven by environmental actuation sources with all-weather service capability is highly desirable. Here, the PENG based on N doped 4H-SiC nanohole arrays (NHAs) is proposed to harvest ambient energy under low/high temperature and relative humidity (RH) conditions. Finite element method simulation of N doped 4H-SiC NHAs in compression mode is developed to evaluate the relationship between nanohole diameter and piezoelectric performance. The density of short circuit current of the assembled PENG reaches 313 nA cm−2, which is 1.57 times the output of PENG based on N doped 4H-SiC nanowire arrays. The enhancement can be attributed to the existence of nanohole sidewalls in NHAs. All-weather service capability of the PENG is verified after being treated at -80/80 ℃ and 0%/100% RH for 50 days. The PENG is promising to be widely used in practice worldwide to harvest biomechanical energy and mechanical energy.


Highlights:


1 An ultra-stable all-weather service piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) with a wide operating temperature range (-80~80 ℃) and a wide operating relative humidity range (0~100%) is proposed.
2 The PENG based on N doped 4H-SiC exhibits long-term service stability up to 50 days.
3 The short circuit current density of PENG based on N doped 4H-SiC is enhanced significantly.

Keywords

Piezoelectric nanogenerators N doped 4H-SiC nanohole arrays Environmental actuation sources All-weather service capability Enhanced short circuit current density
Zhou, Linlin, Laipan Zhu, Tao Yang, Xinmei Hou, Zhengtao Du, Sheng Cao, Hailong Wang, Kuo‑Chih Chou, and Zhong Lin Wang. 2021. “Ultra-Stable and Durable Piezoelectric Nanogenerator With All-Weather Service Capability Based on N Doped 4H-SiC Nanohole Arrays”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (December):30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00779-0.
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