Harvesting Low-Frequency (<5 Hz) Irregular Mechanical Energy: A Possible Killer Application of Triboelectric Nanogenerator

ACS Nano

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 4797-4805

  Zi, Yunlong ^a   Guo, Hengyu ^a,b   Wen, Zhen ^a,c   Yeh, Min Hsin ^a   Hu, Chenguo ^b   Wang, Zhong Lin ^a,d  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

electromagnetic generator; energy harvesting; low frequency energy; mechanical energy; triboelectric nanogenerator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; TRIBOELECTRICITY; WATER WAVES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC GENERATORS; ENERGY; KILLER-APPLICATION; LOW-FREQUENCY ENERGY; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; NANOGENERATORS; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PERFORMANCE; TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR;

NANOGENERATORS;

EID: 84968817645     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b01569     Document Type: Article

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