Simultaneously Enhancing Direct‐Current Density and Lifetime of Tribovotaic Nanogenerator via Interface Lubrication

• Published in: Advanced functional materials 2022-11, Vol.32 (46), p.n/a
• Main Authors: Qiao, Wenyan, Zhao, Zhihao, Zhou, Linglin, Liu, Di, Li, Shaoxin, Yang, Peiyuan, Li, Xinyuan, Liu, Jiaqi, Wang, Jie, Wang, Zhong Lin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Current carriers; Current density; Electronic devices; Graphene; high direct‐current; interface lubrications; Lubricants; Lubricants & lubrication; Lubrication; Materials science; Nanogenerators; self‐powered sensors; Silicon wafers; tribovoltaic nanogenerators; Vibration monitoring; Wear
• ISSN: 1616-301X; 1616-3028
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202208544

Tribovoltaic nanogenerators (TVNGs) present great properties such as high direct‐current density and continuous output performance, which has great potential to solve the power supply problem for miniaturized electronic devices. However, the severe wear problem of TVNG causes rapid attenuation of current density, which is difficult to realize long‐term operation with high output. In this work, an effective strategy via interface lubrication is proposed to enhance the direct‐current density and lifetime of TVNGs simultaneously. The water‐based graphene oxide solution is utilized as a lubricant, which can increase the sliding surface carriers to enhance current density, and reduce the wear between the copper and the silicon wafer surface due to its excellent lubrication performance. Hence, the TVNG can generate peak current density output ≈775 mA m−2, accompanied with 31 mC m−2 transfer charges density. The TVNG via interface lubrication can maintain high current output after 30 000 cycles. In addition, it can combine with triboelectric nanogenerator to constitute a dual‐type signal sensor, which can be used to monitor bridge vibration and goods’ weight. This study provides an effective method to solve the wear problem of TVNG and improve direct‐current density simultaneously, which will accelerate the practical application of TVNGs in the future. An effective strategy via interface lubrication is proposed to enhance the direct‐current density and lifetime of TVNG simultaneously. The water‐based graphene oxide solution is utilized as a lubricant, which can increase the sliding surface carriers to enhance current density, and reduce the wear between the copper based monolayer graphene film and the silicon wafer surface due to its excellent lubrication performance.