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Liquid Jet-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator

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王文奇 cover
王文奇 (Wenqi Wang)
孟杰 cover
孟杰 (Jie Meng)
张立强 cover
张立强 (Liqiang Zhang) *
W
Wenpeng Wang
H
Hanchao Wang
Y
Ying Liu *
Y
Yange Feng
李小娟 cover
李小娟 (Xiaojuan Li)
王道爱 (Daoai Wang) *
DOI:10.1002/adma.202507055delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Although the solid–liquid triboelectric nanogenerators have made great progress in energy harvesting, their efficiency is fundamentally limited by the continuous shielding effect of the solid–liquid electric double layer (EDL). Herein, a liquid-jet triboelectric nanogenerator that exploits Plateau-Rayleigh instability (PR-TENG) is demonstrated to overcome this barrier. PR-TENG converts low-frequency water flow into high-frequency droplets, avoiding shielding effects from continuous flow and achieving a contact-separation frequency of ≈50 Hz. At a flow rate of 320 mL min−1, the PR-TENG generates an output current of over 100 µA, ≈120 times the magnitude of conventional single-electrode droplet TENGs (D-TENGs) that rely on electrostatic induction. The operational mechanism of PR-TENG arises from droplet-fusion-induced triboelectrification, surface charge trapping, and charge redistribution, enabling energy harvesting from continuous water flow and water-level monitoring applications. This work significantly improves the electrical output performance of flow-based triboelectric nanogenerators and provides an effective solution for continuous flow-based energy harvesting.
Keywords:
charge transfer
energy harvesting
liquid jet
Plateau-Rayleigh instability
transformation of water

Journal

Advanced Materials cover
Advanced Materials
IF:
26.8
Papers:
3.4W
Citations:
46.0W

Organization

O
ocean university of china
Scholars:
3.0W
Papers: 1.9W
Citations: 21
L
lanzhou institute of chemical physics
Scholars:
543
Papers: 178
Citations: 0