Fundamental Understanding of Multicellular Triboelectric Nanogenerator with Different Electrical Configurations

The single-cell triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) often produces insufficient energy, leading to the use of a multicellular TENG structure. This work experimented with and simulated a dual-cell TENG with various configurations in parallel and series arrangements. The working principle of charge gen...

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Published in:Micromachines (Basel) 2023-06, Vol.14 (7), p.1333
Main Authors: Li, Zifan, Gan, Wee Chen, Tang, Lihua, Aw, Kean Chin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative analysis
Configurations
Electric contacts
Electric generators
Experiments
multicellular
Nanogenerators
self-supporting structure
Simulation
triboelectric nanogenerator
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Summary:The single-cell triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) often produces insufficient energy, leading to the use of a multicellular TENG structure. This work experimented with and simulated a dual-cell TENG with various configurations in parallel and series arrangements. The working principle of charge generation during each phase of a contact-separation cycle was explained through the analysis and comparison of five electrical configurations of a dual-cell TENG. Our observations indicate that measuring the output charge of a TENG provides a more reliable performance comparison. Finally, multicellular TENG with four cells arranged in an X-shape (X-TENG), self-supporting structure is fabricated and further experimented with, validating our conjectures derived from a dual-cell TENG.
ISSN:2072-666X
2072-666X
DOI:10.3390/mi14071333