TY  - JOUR
AU  - Chen, Bao Dong
AU  - Tang, Wei
AU  - Zhang, Chi
AU  - Xu, Liang
AU  - Zhu, Lai Pan
AU  - Yang, Lei Jing
AU  - He, Chuan
AU  - Chen, Jian
AU  - Liu, Long
AU  - Zhou, Tao
AU  - Wang, Zhong Lin
PY  - 2018
TI  - Au nanocomposite enhanced electret film for triboelectric nanogenerator
JO  - Nano Research
SN  - 1998-0124
SP  - 3096
EP  - 3105
VL  - 11
IS  - 6
AB  - A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) with an organic nanocomposite electret thin film as the triboelectric layer for mechanical energy harvesting was investigated systematically. In combination with corona charging, a TENG was fabricated by using embedded-nanocapacitor-structure polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) impregnated with gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs). The output performances, stability, and durability of the TENGs with Au-PTFE nanocomposite films were characterized after being washed in water. It was found that the output current increases by 70% and the equivalent surface charge density (ESCD) reaches 85 μC/m2 in comparison to the virgin PTFE film. Such outstanding performance is likely due to the equivalent nanocapacitors between the Au-NPs and PTFE molecules, which serve as nano charge traps in the nanocomposite electret film under negative high-voltage corona charging. This work not only expands the practical applications of TENGs, but also opens up new possibilities for the development of high performance triboelectric materials.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-017-1716-y
DO  - 10.1007/s12274-017-1716-y