• 文献标题:   Nitrogen-doped graphene based triboelectric nanogenerators
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PACE G, SERRI M, CASTILLO AED, ANSALDO A, LAUCIELLO S, PRATO M, PASQUALE L, LUXA J, MAZANEK V, SOFER Z, BONACCORSO F
  • 作者关键词:   2dmaterial, triboelectric nanogenerator, doped graphene, flexible electronic, quantum capacitance
  • 出版物名称:   NANO ENERGY
  • ISSN:   2211-2855 EI 2211-3282
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  • 被引频次:   18
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106173 EA JUN 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Harvesting all sources of available clean energy is an essential strategy to contribute to healing current dependence on non-sustainable energy sources. Recently, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have gained visibility as new mechanical energy harvester offering a valid alternative to batteries, being particularly suitable for portable devices. Here, the increased capacitance of a few-layer graphene-based electrode is obtained by incorporating nitrogen-doped graphene (N-graphene), enabling a 3-fold enhancement in TENGs' power output. The dependence of TENGs' performance on the electronic properties of different N-graphene types, varying in the doping concentration and in the relative content of N-pyridinic and N-graphitic sites is investigated. These sites have different electron affinities, and synergistically contribute to the variation of the capacitive and resistive properties of N-graphene and consequently, TENG performance. It is demonstrated that the power enhancement of the TENG occurs when the N-graphene, an n-semiconductor, is interfaced between the positive triboelectric material and the electrode, while a deterioration of the electrical performance is observed when it is placed at the interface with the negative triboelectric material. This behavior is explained in terms of the dependence of Ngraphene quantum capacitance on the electrode chemical potential which shifts according to the opposite polarization induced at the two electrodes upon triboelectrification.