Animal Hair-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG): A Substitute for the Positive Polymer Layer in TENG

Singh, Maninder; Sheetal, Anu; Singh, Harminder; Sawhney, Ravinder Singh; Kaur, Jaspreet

doi:10.1007/s11664-020-08031-y

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“…[30] Dog hair and egg shell membrane (ESM)-based TENGs were also mentioned in the literature that can power digital watch and tens of green LEDs. [31,32] Chitosan which is obtained from chitin (shells of crabs or shrimp) was observed as a highly electropositive material because of the presence of amino groups in it and used in the fabrication of TENG. [33] Zhong and his peers also explored chitin along with cellulose (from wood and cotton), egg white, silk fiber (from cocoon), and rice paper (from wheat, rice, and corn) for the generation of energy from fully biocompatible TENG.…”

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Scavenging Mechanical Energy from Human Motions Using Novel‐Biomaterial‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Kaur

Sawhney

Singh

et al. 2021

Physica Status Solidi (a)

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In today's world, people are surrounded by smart wireless devices which require sustainable and eco‐friendly power source. Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is emerging as an imperative source to produce clean, cost‐effective, and easily fabricated battery‐less devices. The emphasis is on using biomaterials to play a vital role for the fabrication of such self‐ powered system. Herein, an approach is discussed to fabricate a novel TENG from the waste biomaterials (garlic tunic, onion tunic, and almond peel) which successfully harvests the electrical energy from daily human motions (walking and running). Egg shell membrane–polytetrafluoroethylene (ESM–PTFE) TENG generates 56.6 V/0.53 μA and is closely followed by garlic tunic–PTFE TENG with 44.6 V/0.36 μA, onion tunic–PTFE TENG with 41.4 V/0.32 μA, and almond peel–PTFE TENG with 40.2 V/0.29 μA, respectively. Moreover, ESM‐based TENG performance is examined using all other biomaterial combinations. These TENGs produce sufficient energy that can power an array of tens of green light‐emitting diodes (LEDs). Finally, the power from human activities is harvested to control small portable electronic devices.

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Scavenging Mechanical Energy from Human Motions Using Novel‐Biomaterial‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Kaur

Sawhney

Singh

et al. 2021

Physica Status Solidi (a)

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“…The TENG is fabricated using different combinations of biomaterials, namely, ESM, OT, GT, AP, CALO, and BOM as one of the active layers. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is another synthetic polymer and highly electronegative material which has also been used as an active TENG material . Thereafter, the synthesized ESM/SnO nanoparticles composite is employed for energy generation by using it as an active tribomaterial layer in the fabricated TENG.…”

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“…In this context, researchers are studying and fabricating TENG from numerous organic or natural materials. Some of these researches have shown very promising efficiency with can produce sufficient power for powering up electronic devices. − Kim et al designed a TENG from different types of flours for monitoring joint movements in human. Edible materials (rice flour) based TENG (EM-TENG) has the capability to produce 96 V/0.6 μA electrical response and a power density of 300 μW/cm 2 with 70MΩ load resistance .…”

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Waste Biomaterial–SnO Nanoparticles Composite Based Green Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Human Motion Monitoring

Kaur

Singh

Sawhney

et al. 2022

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater.

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In this experimental study the green electrical energy generation performance of the fabricated triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is investigated using a biomaterial based composite. The composite is fabricated using tin oxide (II) (SnO) nanoparticles as fillers on a biomaterial egg shell membrane (ESM). ESM is a naturally available waste biomaterial and is used as a substrate for the growth of SnO nanoparticles using the chemical bath deposition method. SnO nanoparticles synthesized on ESM have a spherical morphology with an approximate particle size of 80–100 nm. The TENG active dielectric layers are fabricated using different combinations of materials with ESM/SnO composite as one layer and the other layers being the biomaterials onion tunic, garlic tunic, almond peel, bombax ceiba fibers, calotropis fibers, and inorganic material polytetrafluoroethylene. The TENG voltage output result of each combination of active layers is obtained, and it is observed that the synthesized composite material is electropositive in nature among all the tested materials. These results help us to extend the existing triboseries by locating the position of a synthesized biomaterial based composite material in comparison to other materials. The composite based material is observed to be more tribopositive in nature in comparison to its constituent materials because of a greater dipole generation. Real-life application is tested by powering green light emitting diodes by supplying current directly from the fabricated TENG, and a small wrist watch is ON using a capacitor-based circuit designed for this study. Various human activities such as jumping, running, and walking are also employed in this study for scavenging mechanical energy to electrical energy using the fabricated TENG.

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“…[34] These low density, biodegradable, mechanically strong and flexible materials are a promising and sustainable form of cellulose that can be used after pulping pretreatments to develop cost-effective TENGs. Several studies [101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108] have reported the utilization of cellulose-based papers to develop TENG, either as a triboelectrically active layer or in combination with other polymer layers. The electroactivity of these papers can be enhanced by coating or incorporating them with piezoelectric or conducting materials.…”

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An Overview of Cellulose‐Based Nanogenerators

Annamalai

Kumar

Dubal

et al. 2021

Adv Materials Technologies

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Developing nanogenerators (NGs) is achieved by exploiting the piezoelectric, triboelectric, and pyroelectric effects of both organic and inorganic materials. Many exhibit beneficial electrical properties (dielectric, conductive, or insulating) or have surfaces that are polarizable upon friction or physical contact. Recently, biomass‐derived materials and recycled materials, whose electrical activity can be induced, are explored for application in the design of more sustainable, cost‐effective, biodegradable, disposable NGs, and have demonstrated a wide range of output (microenergy) power densities. Among them, cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer, is found to offer excellent opportunities for designing and manufacturing NGs with multifunctional capacities. Cellulose can be derived into varied forms with multifunctionalities and physical morphologies. This account provides an overview of how cellulose is utilized in creating NGs based on piezoelectric, triboelectric, and pyroelectric effects. Because the mechanical properties of cellulose are tunable, current research trends on NGs originate with the triboelectric effect. The discussion here focuses on design, fabrication methods, achievable electrical power output, and combinations with other materials and devices. Challenges in efficient fabrication and consistent power densities, and opportunities for integrating different technologies and developing more sustainable (in terms of economic, environmental, and ecological) nature–human–machine interfacial devices are also discussed.

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Animal Hair-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG): A Substitute for the Positive Polymer Layer in TENG

Cited by 34 publications

References 12 publications

Scavenging Mechanical Energy from Human Motions Using Novel‐Biomaterial‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Scavenging Mechanical Energy from Human Motions Using Novel‐Biomaterial‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Waste Biomaterial–SnO Nanoparticles Composite Based Green Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Human Motion Monitoring

An Overview of Cellulose‐Based Nanogenerators

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