Recent Advances in Nanogenerators

A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A:Physics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2023) | Viewed by 2253

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School of Packaging (SoP), Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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School of Mechatronical Engineering and Automation (SMEA), Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
Interests: energy harvesting; self-powered technologies; energy materials

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Dear Colleagues,

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) can effectively convert ubiquitous mechanical energy into electricity through the coupled triboelectrification and electrostatic induction effects. TENG, as an emerging energy supplier and self-powered sensor, has a wide range of potential applications. The electrical output performance of TENG can be enhanced through physically or chemically modulating electron affinities of triboelectric materials. Various charge-boosting and power-management strategies can further enhance the electrical output performance of TENG. Sustainability is important for triboelectric material and TENG to meet the environmental and social sustainable demand. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, communications, and review articles that focus on: (1) novel strategies to enhance the triboelectric property of material, (2) novel charge boosting and power management strategies, (3) novel practical applications of TENG, (4) sustainable triboelectric material, and (5) novel configuration of TENG to improve energy conversion efficiency, etc.

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Dr. Qiang Yang
Dr. Zhongjie Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • triboelectric nanogenerator
  • triboelectric property
  • charge boosting
  • power management
  • sustainability
  • energy-conversion efficiency

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11 pages, 3120 KiB  
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Liquid Vibration Energy Harvesting Device Using Ferrofluids
by Nia Hannon, Christopher W. Harrison, Marcin J. Kraśny and Daniel Zabek
Micromachines 2023, 14(8), 1588; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14081588 - 12 Aug 2023
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Mechanical vibrations can be effectively converted into electrical energy using a liquid type of energy harvesting device comprised of a ferrofluid and a permanent magnet-inductor coil assembly. Compared to solid vibration energy harvesting devices, the liquid nature of the ferrofluid overcomes space conformity [...] Read more.
Mechanical vibrations can be effectively converted into electrical energy using a liquid type of energy harvesting device comprised of a ferrofluid and a permanent magnet-inductor coil assembly. Compared to solid vibration energy harvesting devices, the liquid nature of the ferrofluid overcomes space conformity limitations which allow for the utilization of a wider range of previously inaccessible mechanical vibration energy sources for electricity generation and sensing. This report describes the design and the governing equations for the proposed liquid vibration energy harvesting device and demonstrates vibration energy harvesting at frequencies of up to 33 Hz while generating up to 1.1 mV. The proposed design can continuously convert mechanical into electrical energy for direct discharge or accumulation and storage of electrical energy. Full article
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