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Research Article | Open Access

High-performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on theoretical analysis and ferroelectric nanocomposites and its high-voltage applications

Xuhua Guo1,2,§Jianwei He1,§Yang Zheng1Junpeng Wu1Caofeng Pan2( )Yunlong Zi3( )Hongzhi Cui1( )Xiaoyi Li1,4( )
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou 510000, China
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

§ Xuhua Guo and Jianwei He contributed equally to this work.

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A high-performance rotary triboelectric nanogenerator was fabricated using a customized air-breakdown theoretical model and a ferroelectric nanocomposite interlayer to reduce energy waste caused by air breakdown. And with the help of management circuits, the output voltage can reach 6 kV, among the best-performing triboelectric generators.

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With the growing economy and technology, disease prevention and individual health are becoming more and more important. It is highly urgent to develop a non-toxic, self-powered, and safe high-voltage power source to prevent diseases spread by mosquitoes, especially in isolated or remote areas. Herein, we reported a high-performance rotary triboelectric nanogenerator (R-TENG) based on customized theoretical simulations and a ferroelectric nanocomposite intermediate layer. The customized theoretical simulations based on gradient electrode gaps were established to optimize gap angles and segment numbers of the electrodes, which could prevent air breakdown and enhance the R-TENG output energy by at least 1.5 times. Meanwhile, the electrical output performance of the TENG was further enhanced with a highly oriented BaTiO3 (BTO) nanoparticles intermediate layer by about 2.5 times. The open-circuit voltage of R-TENG reached more than 6 kV and could continuously light 3420 light-emitting devices (LEDs) or 4 serially connected 36 W household fluorescent lamps. Therefore, a self-powered high-voltage disease prevention system is developed based on the high-performance R-TENG to reduce the risk of disease transmission. This work provides a prospective strategy for the further development of TENGs and expands practical applications of self-powered and high-voltage systems.

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Guo X, He J, Zheng Y, et al. High-performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on theoretical analysis and ferroelectric nanocomposites and its high-voltage applications. Nano Research Energy, 2023, 2: e9120074. https://doi.org/10.26599/NRE.2023.9120074

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Received: 05 December 2022
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Accepted: 21 April 2023
Published: 23 May 2023
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