Rapid Fabrication of Microporous BaTiO₃/PDMS Nanocomposites for Triboelectric Nanogenerators through One-step Microwave Irradiation.

ABSTRACT: Even though porous elastomers and elastomeric nanocomposites have shown many advantages for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), their fabrication techniques are relatively complicated, inefficient, and time-consuming. In this work, we introduced a simple, efficient and rapid concept to fabricate porous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) nanocomposites. PDMS nanocomposites with various porous structure were produced within a few minutes through just one-step microwave irradiation without any post-processing. Three solvents with different boiling points were selected as sacrificial materials to control porous structure. To fabricate nanocomposites, BaTiO₃ (BT) nanoparticles were mixed into the uncured PDMS and sacrificial solvent mixture. Additionally, Ni nanoparticles were also used t

SUBMITTER: Jang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6155244 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature