Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11051111
Keywords
cellulose paper; zinc oxide; triboelectric nanogenerator; antibacterial activity; pressure sensor
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31770632]
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By using ZnCl2-urea eutectic solvent, cellulose fibers were treated to fabricate ZnO nanosheet-modified paper with excellent antibacterial properties. This ZnO@paper not only demonstrated a high-performance paper-based triboelectric nanogenerator, but also showed outstanding antibacterial activity.
Cellulose paper has been functionalized by nanoparticles such as Ag nanoparticles, TiO2, and BaTiO3 for versatile applications including supercapacitor, sensors, photoactivity, and packaging. Herein, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanosheet-modified paper (ZnO@paper) with excellent antibacterial properties was fabricated via a mild ZnCl2-urea eutectic solvent. In this proposed method, cellulose fibers as the raw material for ZnO@paper were treated by an aqueous solvent of ZnCl2-urea; the crystalline region was destroyed and [ZnCl](+)-based cations were adsorbed on the surface of cellulose fibers, facilitating more ZnO growth on ZnO@paper. A flexible paper-based triboelectric nanogenerator (P-TENG) was made of ZnO@paper paired with a PTFE film. The P-TENG presents high triboelectric output performance and antibacterial activity. For instance, the output voltage and current of the P-TENG were 77 V and 0.17 mu A, respectively. ZnO@paper showed excellent antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus, suggesting that a P-TENG can restrain and kill the bacteria during the working process. The results also indicated that ZnO could improve the surface roughness of cellulose paper, enhancing the output performance of a flexible P-TENG. In addition, the potential application of a P-TENG-based pressure sensor for determining human motion information was also reported. This study not only produced a high-performance P-TENG for fabricating green and sustainable electronics, but also provides an effective and novel method for ZnO@paper preparation.
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