TY - JOUR
TI - Highly Adaptive Solid–Liquid Interfacing Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Diverse Water Wave Energy
AU - Zhao, X
AU - Kuang, S
AU - Wang, Z
AU - Zhu, G
T2 - ACS Nano
AB - Harvesting water wave energy presents a significantly practical route to energy supply for self-powered wireless sensing networks. Here we report a networked integrated triboelectric nanogenerator (NI-TENG) as a highly adaptive means of harvesting energy from interfacing interactions with various types of water waves. Having an arrayed networking structure, the NI-TENG can accommodate diverse water wave motions and generate stable electric output regardless of how random the water wave is. Nanoscaled surface morphology consisting of dense nanowire arrays is the key for obtaining high electric output. A NI-TENG having an area of 100 × 70 mm2 can produce a stable short-circuit current of 13.5 μA and corresponding electric power of 1.03 mW at a water wave height of 12 cm. This merit promises practical applications of the NI-TENG in real circumstances, where water waves are highly variable and unpredictable. After energy storage, the generated electric energy can drive wireless sensing by autonomously transmitting data at a period less than 1 min. This work proposes a viable solution for powering individual standalone nodes in a wireless sensor network. Potential applications include but are not limited to long-term environment monitoring, marine surveillance, and off-shore navigation.
DA - 2018/05//
PY - 2018
PB - American Chemical Society
VL - 12
IS - 5
SP - 4280
EP - 4285
UR - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.7b08716
DO - 10.1021/acsnano.7b08716
LA - English
KW - Wave
KW - Lab Data
KW - Array Effects
KW - Performance
KW - Alternative Markets
ER -