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Flexible Superamphiphobic Film for Water Energy Harvesting
Author(s) -
Lin MengFang,
Parida Kaushik,
Cheng Xing,
Lee Pooi See
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.201600186
Subject(s) - triboelectric effect , nanogenerator , capacitor , contact electrification , service (business) , materials science , energy harvesting , optoelectronics , computer science , energy (signal processing) , electrical engineering , nanotechnology , engineering physics , voltage , engineering , business , physics , composite material , marketing , quantum mechanics
A flexible superamphiphobic SiO 2 /poly (vinylidene difluoride‐co‐trifluoroethylene) (PVDF‐TrFE) film is designed to harvest the electrostatic energy from water. The working mechanism of the water‐triboelectric nanogenerator is based on the triboelectricity generated from the contact electrification between water and the superamphiphobic SiO 2 /P(VDF‐TrFE) film. The maximum power density for harvesting water can be brought up to 62.5 mW m −2 , which is able to charge a capacitor and sufficient to light up light emitting diodes.