Simulation and structure optimization of triboelectric nanogenerators considering the effects of parasitic capacitance

Nano Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 157-171

  Dai, Keren ^a   Wang, Xiaofeng ^a   Niu, Simiao ^b   Yi, Fang ^c   Yin, Yajiang ^a   Chen, Long ^d   Zhang, Yue ^c   You, Zheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^d BROADCOM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

figure of merit; parasitic capacitance; performance optimization; structure optimization; triboelectric nanogenerator

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; NANOGENERATORS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TRIBOELECTRICITY;

FIGURE OF MERITS; NANOGENERATOR; PARASITIC CAPACITANCE; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; STRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION;

CAPACITANCE;

EID: 84991660117     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1275-7     Document Type: Article

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