Bairagi, S., Khandelwal, G. , Karagiorgis, X., Gokhool, S., Kumar, C. , Min, G. and Mulvihill, D. M. (2022) High-performance triboelectric nanogenerators based on commercial textiles: electrospun nylon 66 nanofibers on silk and PVDF on polyester. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(39), pp. 44591-44603. (doi: 10.1021/acsami.2c13092) (PMID:36150147) (PMCID:PMC9542703)
![[img]](https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/style/images/fileicons/text.png) |
Text
279239.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. 7MB |
Abstract
A high-performance textile triboelectric nanogenerator is developed based on the common commercial fabrics silk and polyester (PET). Electrospun nylon 66 nanofibers were used to boost the tribo-positive performance of silk, and a poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) coating was deployed to increase the tribo-negativity of PET. The modifications confer a very significant boost in performance: output voltage and short-circuit current density increased ∼17 times (5.85 to 100 V) and ∼16 times (1.6 to 24.5 mA/m2), respectively, compared with the Silk/PET baseline. The maximum power density was 280 mW/m2 at a 4 MΩ resistance. The performance boost likely results from enhancing the tribo-positivity (and tribo-negativity) of the contact layers and from increased contact area facilitated by the electrospun nanofibers. Excellent stability and durability were demonstrated: the nylon nanofibers and PVDF coating provide high output, while the silk and PET substrate fabrics confer strength and flexibility. Rapid capacitor charging rates of 0.045 V/s (2 μF), 0.031 V/s (10 μF), and 0.011 V/s (22 μF) were demonstrated. Advantages include high output, a fully textile structure with excellent flexibility, and construction based on cost-effective commercial fabrics. The device is ideal as a power source for wearable electronic devices, and the approach can easily be deployed for other textiles.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Karagiorgis, Xenofon and Mulvihill, Dr Daniel and Min, Guanbo and Kumar, Dr Charchit and Bairagi, Dr Satyaranjan and Khandelwal, Dr Gaurav |
| Authors: | Bairagi, S., Khandelwal, G., Karagiorgis, X., Gokhool, S., Kumar, C., Min, G., and Mulvihill, D. M. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| Journal Name: | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
| Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
| ISSN: | 1944-8244 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1944-8252 |
| Published Online: | 23 September 2022 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2022 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 14(39): 44591-44603 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
University Staff: Request a correction | Enlighten Editors: Update this record
Funder and Project Information
Funder and Project Information