Cobalt-Nanoporous Carbon Functionalized Nanocomposite-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Contactless and Sustainable Self-Powered Sensor Systems
SM Sohel Rana, Md Abu Zahed, MT Rahman, M. Salauddin, Sang Hyun Lee, Chani Park, Pukar Maharjan, Trilochan Bhatta, Kumar Shrestha, Jae Yeong ParkAdvanced Functional Materials, Jul 30, 2021
Recently, contact electrification (CE) is TENG phenomenon that has become popularly known. However, contact separation mode TENG may have some drawbacks, such as the degree of reliability and robustness of the TENG, owing to the friction heat and wear of materials due to continuous operation and the noise resulting from its operation, driving the need to replace the device. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19 has triggered the awareness for the reduction of contact situations as much as possible, especially using sensors that do not require actual interactions, in order to prevent the spread of the virus. Therefore, a contactless single electrode TENG has appeared as an alternative for solving these problems. For the contactless TENG, increasing the charge storage capacity and reducing the dissipation of charges by trapping surface charges will improve the electrical power output effectively. MOFs are relatively new crystalline porous nanomaterials, comprising metal ions and an organic ligand, and have strong coordination bonds to form a repeating framework structure. Therefore, MOF-based Nanoporous Carbon (NPC) material with a narrow pore size distribution, high specific surface area, affinity to organic impurity, and good chemical stability can be considered as a promising material for TENG applications. Numerous hetero-species, such as metal and metal oxides have been introduced into the NPC, providing superior properties such as strong magnetic response and high catalytic activity. We synthesize Co-NPC particles by carbonization of a zeolitic imidazolate framework material, ZiF-67. The obtained Co-NPC particles show high surface area and nanoporosity owing to the synergic effect that mostly improves the charge density and extends the charge decay time of the TENG. However, thus far, the development of Co-NPC nanocomposite dielectrics as the negative material for use in TENGs has not been explored.