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Vol. 13 (2021)

Flexible Ag Microparticle/MXene-Based Film for Energy Harvesting

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00729-w
Yunpeng Jia
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Material Processing & Mold (Ministry of Education), National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, People’s Republic of China
Yamin Pan
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Material Processing & Mold (Ministry of Education), National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, People’s Republic of China
Chunfeng Wang
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
Chuntai Liu
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Material Processing & Mold (Ministry of Education), National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, People’s Republic of China
Changyu Shen
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Material Processing & Mold (Ministry of Education), National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, People’s Republic of China
Caofeng Pan
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
Zhanhu Guo
Integrated Composites Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Xianhu Liu
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Material Processing & Mold (Ministry of Education), National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Xianhu Liu

xianhu.liu@zzu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 201

Abstract

Ultra-thin flexible films have attracted wide attention because of their excellent ductility and potential versatility. In particular, the energy-harvesting films (EHFs) have become a research hotspot because of the indispensability of power source in various devices. However, the design and fabrication of such films that can capture or transform different types of energy from environments for multiple usages remains a challenge. Herein, the multifunctional flexible EHFs with effective electro-/photo-thermal abilities are proposed by successive spraying Ag microparticles and MXene suspension between on waterborne polyurethane films, supplemented by a hot-pressing. The optimal coherent film exhibits a high electrical conductivity (1.17×104 S m−1), excellent Joule heating performance (121.3 °C) at 2 V, and outstanding photo-thermal performance (66.2 °C within 70 s under 100 mW cm−1). In addition, the EHFs-based single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) give short-circuit transferred charge of 38.9 nC, open circuit voltage of 114.7 V, and short circuit current of 0.82 μA. More interestingly, the output voltage of TENG can be further increased via constructing the double triboelectrification layers. The comprehensive ability for harvesting various energies of the EHFs promises their potential to satisfy the corresponding requirements.


Highlights:


1 Flexible Ag microparticle/MXene-based energy-harvesting films were fabricated via simple spraying and hot-pressing.
2 Optimal film shows high conductivity and effective electro/photo-thermal abilities.
3 It can be easy assembled single-electrode TENG and the output voltage is enhanced by assembled two triboelectrification layers.

Keywords

Energy harvesting MXene Ag microparticle Triboelectric nanogenerator
Jia, Yunpeng, Yamin Pan, Chunfeng Wang, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Caofeng Pan, Zhanhu Guo, and Xianhu Liu. 2021. “Flexible Ag Microparticle/MXene-Based Film for Energy Harvesting”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (September):201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00729-w.
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