Nano Energy
Nano Energy
5 years ago

Significant triboelectric enhancement using interfacial piezoelectric ZnO nanosheet layer

Significant triboelectric enhancement using interfacial piezoelectric ZnO nanosheet layer
Utilising an interfacial piezoelectric ZnO nanosheet layer, a significant enhancement in the power density is reported for the triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) based on phase inversion membranes of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and polyamide-6 (PA6). At an applied force of 80N, the TENG device incorporating electrochemically deposited ZnO nanosheets produces an output voltage of ~ 625V and a current density of ~ 40mAm−2 (corresponding a charge density of 100.6μCm−2), respectively; significantly higher than ~ 310V and ~ 10mAm−2 (corresponding a charge density of 77.45μCm−2) for the pristine TENG device. The enhancement in the surface charge density provided by the interfacial piezoelectric ZnO layer is also reflected in the high piezoelectric coefficient d33 (−74pmV−1) as compared to the pristine fluoropolymer membranes (−50pmV−1). For tribo-negative membranes incorporating the interfacial ZnO layer, piezoelectric force microscopy measurements further show enhanced domain size which can be attributed to the interfacial dipole-dipole interaction with the ferroelectric polarisation of PVDF, which promotes the alignment with the polar axis of ZnO. Under compressive stress, the piezoelectric potential thus produced in the ZnO nanosheets provides charge injection on to the surface of ZnSnO3-PVDF membrane, improving the charge density, which in-turn significantly enhances the power density from 0.11 to ~ 1.8W/m2. The TENG devices thus fabricated using a facile electrochemical deposition and phase inversion technique show enhanced output power without the need for high electric field poling or external charge injection process by relying on the coupling of triboelectric and piezoelectric effects.

Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science

DOI: S2211285517305311

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