Achieving ultrahigh triboelectric charge density for efficient energy harvesting

Jie Wang; Changsheng Wu; Yejing Dai; Zhihao Zhao; Aurelia Wang; Tiejun Zhang; Zhong Lin Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00131-4

Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Achieving ultrahigh triboelectric charge density for efficient energy harvesting

Jie Wang,
Changsheng Wu,
Yejing Dai,
Zhihao Zhao,
Aurelia Wang,
Tiejun Zhang,
Zhong Lin Wang

Affiliations

Jie Wang: Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)
Changsheng Wu: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Yejing Dai: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Zhihao Zhao: Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Aurelia Wang: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tiejun Zhang: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Zhong Lin Wang: Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00131-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) harvest ambient mechanical energy and convert it into electrical energy. Here, the authors couple surface polarization from contact electrification with dielectric polarization from a ferroelectric material in vacuum to dramatically enhance the TENG output power.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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