Fabrication of PDMS-based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-sustained power source application
So-Yoon Shin
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
These authors contributed equally.Search for more papers by this authorBalasubramaniam Saravanakumar
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
These authors contributed equally.Search for more papers by this authorAnanthakumar Ramadoss
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Faculty of Applied Energy System, Science and Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
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Sang Jae Kim
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Faculty of Applied Energy System, Science and Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245 USA
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Sang Jae Kim, Nanomaterials and System Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Republic of Korea.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSo-Yoon Shin
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
These authors contributed equally.Search for more papers by this authorBalasubramaniam Saravanakumar
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
These authors contributed equally.Search for more papers by this authorAnanthakumar Ramadoss
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Faculty of Applied Energy System, Science and Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Sang Jae Kim
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
Nanomaterials and System Lab, Faculty of Applied Energy System, Science and Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245 USA
Correspondence
Sang Jae Kim, Nanomaterials and System Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Engineering College, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Republic of Korea.
E-mail: [email protected]
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In this report, we present a simple approach to fabricate the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that can be effectively harvest irregular mechanical energy and the energy used to drive a small commercial electronic component. The device exhibited the maximum open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current of 6.3 V and 0.635 μA respectively, with maximum output power of 178 nW. In addition, we measured the performance of the fabricated device with different load resistance. Finally, the fabricated PDMS-based triboelectric nanogenerator can directly drive 10 commercial LEDs connected in series, when the force is applied to the device through finger. These results demonstrate the potential application of PDMS-based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered systems. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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