Flexible, humidity- and contamination-resistant superhydrophobic MXene-based electrospun triboelectric nanogenerators for distributed energy harvesting applications
Sagar Sardana, Vaishali Sharma, Kevin Gurbani Beepat, Davinder Pal Sharma, Amit Kumar Chawla, Aman Mahajan
Abstract
with long-term stability under high humidity conditions. Additionally, the self-cleaning properties were demonstrated, ensuring the sustainability and reusability of the TENG in a contaminated environment. Moreover, the fabricated MXene-based superhydrophobic layer can harvest the energy on dripping water droplets based on the liquid-solid contact-electrification TENG mode. Overall, this work paves the way for the design and development of humidity- and contamination-resistant triboelectric materials and guides the study of harvesting of distributed environmental energy efficiently.
Topics & Concepts
Triboelectric effectMaterials scienceEnergy harvestingNanotechnologyHumidityNanogeneratorEnergy (signal processing)Composite materialPhysicsStatisticsThermodynamicsMathematicsPiezoelectricityAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication