The design of an energy-harvesting unit with superior output characteristics, i.e., high power density, is a great technological challenge in the present time. Here, simple, lightweight, flexible, and cost-effective piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) have been fabricated by integrating the aluminum electrodes onto Er/Fe stimulated electroactive, visible-light-emitting, and large dielectric PVDF films in which ErCl·6HO and Fe(NO)·9HO act as the catalytic agents for electroactive β polymorph nucleation and the enhancement of dielectric properties. The developed PENGs exhibit excellent energy-harvesting performance with very high power density and very fast charging ability compared with the previously reported PVDF-assisted prototype nanogenerators. The PENGs lead to very large power density (∼160 and ∼55.34 mW cm) under periodic finger imparting for Er- and Fe-stimulated PVDF-film-based energy-harvester units, respectively. The fabricated self-powered PENG is also able to light up 54 commercially available light-emitting diodes.
A simple, cost-effective and environment-friendly biowaste crab shell-extracted chitin nanofiber-based superior piezoelectric nanogenerator was fabricated in this study.
A novel
mixed ligand one-dimensional coordination polymer (1D CP), {[Cd2(adc)2(4-nvp)6]·(MeOH)·(H2O)}
n
(1; H2adc = 9,10-anthracenedicarboxylic acid, and 4-nvp = 4-(1-naphthylvinyl)pyridine),
has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal
X-ray crystallography. The 1D polymer undergoes supramolecular aggregation
via hydrogen bonding, C–H···π, and π···π
interactions. Interestingly, compound 1 shows increasing
conductivity upon irradiation of light. Therefore, it has the potential
to be used in optoelectronic devices. Moreover, the supramolecular
assembly of 1 specifically detects Cr3+ cation
in the presence of other competitive analytes. Most importantly, compound 1 exhibits fascinating turn-on Cr3+ sensing, which
seems to be an ornament in the field of sensing application.
A metal-organic framework (MOF) of cadmium(ii) is reported here which is the first example of an experimentally achieved MOF based electronic device, and in the present case it is a Schottky diode.
A Cd(ii) based 2D metal-organic framework (MOF), [Cd(4-bpd)(SCN)] (1) where 4-bpd = 1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)-2,3-diaza-1,3-butadiene, has been synthesized and characterized by standard methods including single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. When it is sandwiched between ITO coated glass and Al, 1 shows interesting conduction properties. The I-V characteristics of the ITO/1/Al configuration measured in the dark and under illumination of incident light exhibit a highly non-linear rectifying behavior, which signifies its Schottky diode character. The conductivity of the configuration is 2.90 × 10 S m and 7.16 × 10 S m under dark and photoirradiation conditions, respectively. Different parameters have been analyzed and these indicate that 1 can be a promising candidate for light sensing electronic devices. This material has good sensitivity to the light source when switched on/off. Theoretical calculations have been performed to understand the reason for the enhancement of conductivity under illumination of incident light. It has been found that upon irradiation, slight changes in the bond distances of 4-bpd in 1 occur. These changes are related to the considerable decrease in the energy needed for the allowed electronic transition. This may influence the increase of conductivity along with other factors.
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