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Vol. 14 (2022)

High Output Performance and Ultra-Durable DC Output for Triboelectric Nanogenerator Inspired by Primary Cell

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00898-2
Shaoke Fu
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Wencong He
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Huiyuan Wu
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Chuncai Shan
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Yan Du
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Gui Li
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Ping Wang
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Hengyu Guo
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
Jie Chen
College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, People’s Republic of China
Chenguo Hu
Department of Applied Physics, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Chenguo Hu

hucg@cqu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 155

Abstract

Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is regarded as an effective strategy to convert environment mechanical energy into electricity to meet the distributed energy demand of large number of sensors in the Internet of Things (IoTs). Although TENG based on the coupling of triboelectrification and air-breakdown achieves a large direct current (DC) output, material abrasion is a bottleneck for its applications. Here, inspired by primary cell and its DC signal output characteristics, we propose a novel primary cell structure TENG (PC-TENG) based on contact electrification and electrostatic induction, which has multiple working modes, including contact separation mode, freestanding mode and rotation mode. The PC-TENG produces DC output and operates at low surface contact force. It has an ideal effective charge density (1.02 mC m−2). Meanwhile, the PC-TENG shows a superior durability with 99% initial output after 100,000 operating cycles. Due to its excellent output performance and durability, a variety of commercial electronic devices are powered by PC-TENG via harvesting wind energy. This work offers a facile and ideal scheme for enhancing the electrical output performance of DC-TENG at low surface contact force and shows a great potential for the energy harvesting applications in IoTs.


Highlights:


1 A novel structure of the PC-TENG based on triboelectrification and electrostatic induction is designed.
2 The PC-TENG produce ideal direct current output for driving small electronic devices directly even at low surface contact force.
3 The novel PC-TENG owns a high durability and high output performance due to low wear of materials.
4 The R-PC-TENG can efficiently harvest ambient mechanical energy.

Keywords

Triboelectric nanogenerator DC output Durability Intelligent monitoring
Fu, Shaoke, Wencong He, Huiyuan Wu, Chuncai Shan, Yan Du, Gui Li, Ping Wang, Hengyu Guo, Jie Chen, and Chenguo Hu. 2022. “High Output Performance and Ultra-Durable DC Output for Triboelectric Nanogenerator Inspired by Primary Cell”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (August):155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00898-2.
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