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Nano Research 2016, 9(12): 3714-3724 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1242-3
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Flexible and transparent triboelectric nanogenerator based on high performance well-ordered porous PDMS dielectric film

Show Author's Information Xianming He1,2,3,  Xiaojing Mu2,3,  Quan Wen2,3,  Zhiyu Wen2,3,  Jun Yang4,  Chenguo Hu1( ),  Haofei Shi4( )
Department of Applied PhysicsChongqing UniversityChongqing400044China
Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science of Micro/Nano-Device and System TechnologyChongqing UniversityChongqing400044China
Microsystem Research CenterChongqing UniversityChongqing400044China
Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing TechnologyChongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesChongqing400714China
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transparent electrode, porous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), surface charge density, nanogenerator, flexibility
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He X, Mu X, Wen Q, et al. Flexible and transparent triboelectric nanogenerator based on high performance well-ordered porous PDMS dielectric film. Nano Research, 2016, 9(12): 3714-3724. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1242-3
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A flexible and transparent triboelectric nanogenerator (FT-TENG) has great potential for application in self-powered biosensor systems, electronic skin and wearable electronic devices. However, improving the output performance with little damage to its optical properties is challenging. Herein, we have developed an FT-TENG that has a well-ordered nest-like porous polydimethylsiloxane (NP-PDMS) film and graphene transparent electrodes. The NP-PDMS film with ordered pores is fabricated by hydrochloric acid etching of 500 nm sized ZnO spheres made of aggregated nanoparticles, having a light transmittance of 81.8% and a water contact angle of 118.62°. The FT-TENG based on the NP-PDMS film with a porosity of 12%, gives a maximum output of 271 V and 7.8 μA, which are respectively, 3.7 and 2.1-fold of those of a TENG with a flat PDMS film. The peak output power reaches 0.39 mW with a load resistance of 9.01 MΩ. The dielectric constant and effective thickness of the NP-PDMS film and the capacitance and charge transfer of the FT-TENG are systematically investigated. This work provides a novel and effective method to enhance the performance of FT-TENGs with little damage to their optical properties.


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Flexible and transparent triboelectric nanogenerator based on high performance well-ordered porous PDMS dielectric film

Show Author's information Xianming He1,2,3, Xiaojing Mu2,3, Quan Wen2,3, Zhiyu Wen2,3, Jun Yang4, Chenguo Hu1( ), Haofei Shi4( )
Department of Applied PhysicsChongqing UniversityChongqing400044China
Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science of Micro/Nano-Device and System TechnologyChongqing UniversityChongqing400044China
Microsystem Research CenterChongqing UniversityChongqing400044China
Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing TechnologyChongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesChongqing400714China

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A flexible and transparent triboelectric nanogenerator (FT-TENG) has great potential for application in self-powered biosensor systems, electronic skin and wearable electronic devices. However, improving the output performance with little damage to its optical properties is challenging. Herein, we have developed an FT-TENG that has a well-ordered nest-like porous polydimethylsiloxane (NP-PDMS) film and graphene transparent electrodes. The NP-PDMS film with ordered pores is fabricated by hydrochloric acid etching of 500 nm sized ZnO spheres made of aggregated nanoparticles, having a light transmittance of 81.8% and a water contact angle of 118.62°. The FT-TENG based on the NP-PDMS film with a porosity of 12%, gives a maximum output of 271 V and 7.8 μA, which are respectively, 3.7 and 2.1-fold of those of a TENG with a flat PDMS film. The peak output power reaches 0.39 mW with a load resistance of 9.01 MΩ. The dielectric constant and effective thickness of the NP-PDMS film and the capacitance and charge transfer of the FT-TENG are systematically investigated. This work provides a novel and effective method to enhance the performance of FT-TENGs with little damage to their optical properties.

Keywords: transparent electrode, porous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), surface charge density, nanogenerator, flexibility

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Received: 28 June 2016
Revised: 30 July 2016
Accepted: 31 July 2016
Published: 10 September 2016
Issue date: December 2016

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51572040), the National High-tech R & D Program of China (No. 2015AA034801) and the large-scale equipment sharing fund of Chongqing University.

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