Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Immersion Precipitation Derived Highly Porous Ethyl Cellulose

Journal of Electrostatics 2018
Andris Šutka, Jurģis Ruža, Martin Järvekülg, Artis Linarts, Kaspars Mālnieks, Vilnis Jurķāns, Ilgvars Gorņevs, Juris Blūms, Kristaps Rubenis, Māris Knite

We are presenting highly porous ethyl cellulose (EC) nanostructured films for triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) contact layer material with high performance for converting mechanical energy to electricity. Homogeneous porous EC films were deposited on conductive substrate in less than one minute without need for specific equipment. EC triboelectric layer material was contacted with tin doped In2O3, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polymethyl methacrylate. In system where EC was contacted against PDMS three orders of magnitude higher power density was observed comparing to other systems, demonstrating that prepared EC is a superior triboelectric layer material for using in TENG devices in conjunction with PDMS.

Keywords
Triboelectric nanogenerator; ethyl cellulose; immersion precipitation
DOI
10.1016/j.elstat.2018.01.003
Hyperlink
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304388617303170

Šutka, A., Ruža, J., Järvekülg, M., Linarts, A., Mālnieks, K., Jurķāns, V., Gorņevs, I., Blūms, J., Rubenis, K., Knite, M. Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Immersion Precipitation Derived Highly Porous Ethyl Cellulose. Journal of Electrostatics, 2018, Vol.92, pp.1-5. ISSN 0304-3886. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.elstat.2018.01.003

Publication language
English (en)