Non-contact cylindrical rotating triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting kinetic energy from hydraulics

Nan Zhang; Cheng Qin; Tianxing Feng; Jun Li; Zhirui Yang; Xiupeng Sun; Erjun Liang; Yanchao Mao; Xudong Wang

doi:10.1007/s12274-020-2654-7

Nano Research 2020, 13(7): 1903-1907 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2654-7

Research Article | Issue | Published: 12 February 2020

Non-contact cylindrical rotating triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting kinetic energy from hydraulics

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Nan Zhang^{¹^,^§}, Cheng Qin^{¹^,^§}, Tianxing Feng^¹, Jun Li^², Zhirui Yang^¹, Xiupeng Sun^¹, Erjun Liang^¹, Yanchao Mao^¹(

), Xudong Wang^²(

)

1MOE Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA

^§ Nan Zhang and Cheng Qin contributed equally to this work.

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triboelectric nanogenerator, mechanical energy, hydraulics, nanowire thin films, non-contact

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Electric energy storage Kinetics Metal cladding Nanogenerators Polymer films Semiconducting films

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Zhang N, Qin C, Feng T, et al. Non-contact cylindrical rotating triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting kinetic energy from hydraulics. Nano Research, 2020, 13(7): 1903-1907. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2654-7

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Hydraulics provide a unique and widely existed mechanical energy source around us, such as in water or oil pipes, and sewers. Here, a non-contact cylindrical rotating triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) was developed to harvest the mechanical energy from water flows. Operation of the TENG was based on the non-contact free-rotating between a curved Cu foil and a flexible nanostructured fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) polymer film. The free-standing distance between two rotating interfaces avoided abrading of electrode materials. The TENG was able to effectively convert mechanical energy of the water flow into electricity. When driven by water flow, the output voltage and current of the TENG reached 1,670 V and 13.4 μA, respectively. Without any energy storage component, the produced electricity could instantaneously power 12 white light emitting diodes (LEDs) bulbs and a digital timer. This non-contact rotating TENG would provide new opportunities for harvesting energy from many types of hydraulics as a self-sustainable power source for sensing, detection, and protection.

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Non-contact cylindrical rotating triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting kinetic energy from hydraulics

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Nan Zhang^{¹^,^§}, Cheng Qin^{¹^,^§}, Tianxing Feng^¹, Jun Li^², Zhirui Yang^¹, Xiupeng Sun^¹, Erjun Liang^¹, Yanchao Mao^¹(

), Xudong Wang^²(

)

1MOE Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA

^§ Nan Zhang and Cheng Qin contributed equally to this work.

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Keywords: triboelectric nanogenerator, mechanical energy, hydraulics, nanowire thin films, non-contact

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Received: 15 November 2019

Revised: 31 December 2019

Accepted: 08 January 2020

Published: 12 February 2020

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The authors acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51503185 and 11874328), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Nos. 2016T90673 and 2015M580636), and Henan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 182300410192).