A motion- and sound-activated, 3D-printed, chalcogenide-based triboelectric nanogenerator

Mehmet Kanik; Mehmet Girayhan Say; Bihter Daglar; Ahmet Faruk Yavuz; Muhammet Halit Dolas; Mostafa M El-Ashry; Mehmet Bayindir

doi:10.1002/adma.201405944

A motion- and sound-activated, 3D-printed, chalcogenide-based triboelectric nanogenerator

Adv Mater. 2015 Apr 8;27(14):2367-76. doi: 10.1002/adma.201405944. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

Authors

Mehmet Kanik¹, Mehmet Girayhan Say, Bihter Daglar, Ahmet Faruk Yavuz, Muhammet Halit Dolas, Mostafa M El-Ashry, Mehmet Bayindir

Affiliation

¹ UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey; Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 25722118
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201405944

Abstract

A multilayered triboelectric nanogenerator (MULTENG) that can be actuated by acoustic waves, vibration of a moving car, and tapping motion is built using a 3D-printing technique. The MULTENG can generate an open-circuit voltage of up to 396 V and a short-circuit current of up to 1.62 mA, and can power 38 LEDs. The layers of the triboelectric generator are made of polyetherimide nanopillars and chalcogenide core-shell nanofibers.

Keywords: chalcogenides; core-shell nanostructures; energy harvesting; iterative size reduction technique; nanogenerators; nanopillars; triboelectric.