Superhydrophobic Water-Solid Contact Triboelectric Generator by Simple Spray-On Fabrication Method.

ABSTRACT: Energy harvesting is a method of converting energy from ambient environment into useful electrical energy. Due to the increasing number of sensors and personal electronics, energy harvesting technologies from various sources are gaining attention. Among energy-harvesting technologies, triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) was introduced as a device that can effectively generate electricity from mechanical motions by contact-electrification. Particularly, liquid-solid contact TENGs, which use the liquid itself as a triboelectric material, can overcome the inevitable friction wear between two solid materials. Using a commercial aerosol hydrophobic spray, liquid-solid contact TENGs, with a superhydrophobic surface (contact angle over 160°) can be easily fabricated with only a few coating process

SUBMITTER: Chung J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6266004 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature