Chomjun Tanapon, Appamato Intuorn, Harnchana Viyada, Amornkitbamrung Vittaya
Department of Physics, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Materials Science and Nanotechnology Program, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Polymers (Basel). 2022 Mar 10;14(6):1110. doi: 10.3390/polym14061110.
The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has emerged as a novel energy technology that converts mechanical energy from surrounding environments to electricity. The TENG fabricated from environmentally friendly materials would encourage the development of next-generation energy technologies that are green and sustainable. In the present work, a green triboelectric material has been fabricated from natural rubber (NR) filled with activated carbon (AC) derived from human hair. It is found that the TENG fabricated from an NR-AC composite as a tribopositive material and a poly-tetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sheet as a tribonegative one generates the highest peak-to-peak output voltage of 89.6 V, highest peak-to-peak output current of 6.9 µA, and can deliver the maximum power density of 242 mW/m. The finding of this work presents a potential solution for the development of a green and sustainable energy source.
摩擦纳米发电机（TENG）已成为一种新型能源技术，可将周围环境中的机械能转化为电能。由环保材料制成的TENG将推动绿色可持续的下一代能源技术的发展。在目前的工作中，一种绿色摩擦材料由填充有人发衍生活性炭（AC）的天然橡胶（NR）制成。研究发现，由作为摩擦正极材料的NR-AC复合材料和作为摩擦负极材料的聚四氟乙烯（PTFE）片材制成的TENG产生的最高峰峰值输出电压为89.6 V，最高峰峰值输出电流为6.9 µA，并且可以提供242 mW/m的最大功率密度。这项工作的发现为绿色可持续能源的发展提供了一个潜在的解决方案。
