Self-Polarized ZrO2/Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) Nanocomposite-Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerator and Single-Electrode Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Sustainable Energy Harvesting from Human Movements

Piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) have been emerged as one of the most promising approach for harvesting energy from the movement of living system for low-power electronic devices. Herein, a simple PENG and single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator (STENG) are reported that execute tremendous output performance. In zirconium oxide (ZrO2)/poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) nanocomposite polymer, ZrO2 acts as the nucleating agents for electroactive polymorph nucleation and also enhances the dielectric constant (approximate to 23). Compared with previously reported PVDF-HFP-assisted prototype nanogenerators, this developed PENG exhibits excellent piezoelectric energy-harvesting performance with very high power density, high energy conversion efficiency and high durability. The PENG exhibits a large value of open-circuit voltage approximate to 120 V and short-circuit current approximate to 1.95 mu A under periodic finger imparting with high power density approximate to 7091 mu W cm(-3). Fabricated flexible PENG is capable to instantaneously light up commercially available 55 number of blue light emitting diode connected in parallel connection through bridge rectifier. High capacitor charging performance is also observed, such as 2.2 mu F capacitor charged up to 3.5 V, in just 17 s time interval. Single-electrode-based TENG fabricated by this composite film also shows remarkable output voltage approximate to 7 V under finger touch.

Automated summary

Piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) and single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator (STENG) show excellent output performance, high power density, energy efficiency, and durability in ZrO2/PVDF-HFP nanocomposite polymer, demonstrating promising applications for energy harvesting in low-power electronic devices.