Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Enhancing the current density of a piezoelectric nanogenerator using a three-dimensional intercalation electrode

  • Long Gu,
  • Jinmei Liu,
  • Nuanyang Cui,
  • Qi Xu,
  • Tao Du,
  • Lu Zhang,
  • Zheng Wang,
  • Changbai Long,
  • Yong Qin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14846-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Increasing the output current density is the key challenge for nanogenerators. Here, a new piezoelectric nanogenerator with a three-dimensional intercalation electrode is developed to reach 290 μA cm−2 by creating and utilizing many boundary interfaces.