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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2022.60.1.93

Development of Electret to Improve Output and Stability of Triboelectric Nanogenerator  

Kam, Dongik (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Jang, Sunmin (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Yun, Yeongcheol (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Bae, Hongeun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Lee, Youngjin (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Ra, Yoonsang (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Cho, Sumin (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Seo, Kyoung Duck (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wonkwang University)
Cha, Kyoung Je (Smart Manufacturing Technology R&D Group, KITECH)
Choi, Dongwhi (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.60, no.1, 2022 , pp. 93-99 More about this Journal
Abstract
With the rapid development of ultra-small and wearable device technology, continuous electricity supply without spatiotemporal limitations for driving electronic devices is required. Accordingly, Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), which utilizes static electricity generated by the contact and separation of two different materials, is being used as a means of effectively harvesting various types of energy dispersed without complex processes and designs due to its simple principle. However, to apply the TENG to real life, it is necessary to increase the electrical output. In addition, stable generation of electrical output, as well as increase in electrical output, is a task to be solved for the commercialization of TENG. In this study, we proposed a method to not only improve the output of TENG but also to stably represent the improved output. This was solved by using the contact layer, which is one of the components of TENG, as an electret for improved output and stability. The utilized electret was manufactured by sequentially performing corona charging-thermal annealing-corona charging on the Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) film. Electric charges artificially injected due to corona charging enter a deep trap through the thermal annealing, so an electret that minimizes charge escape was fabricated and used in TENG. The output performance of the manufactured electret was verified by measuring the voltage output of the TENG in vertical contact separation mode, and the electret treated to the corona charging showed an output voltage 12 times higher than that of the pristine FEP film. The time and humidity stability of the electret was confirmed by measuring the output voltage of the TENG after exposing the electret to a general external environment and extreme humidity environment. In addition, it was shown that it can be applied to real-life by operating the LED by applying an electret to the clap-TENG with the motif of clap.
Keywords
Electret; Triboelectric Nanogenerator; Stability; Fluorinated ethylene propylene;
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