Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 6, 00453(2024)

Fabrication of MoS2 Petals-Decorated PAN Fibers-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting and Smart Study Room Touch Sensor Applications

Gokana Mohana Rani1... Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith2, Seyed Majid Ghoreishian3, A. T. Ezhil Vilian2, Changhyun Roh4,5, Reddicherla Umapathi1,*, Young-Kyu Han2,** and Yun Suk Huh1,*** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1NanoBio High-Tech Materials Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 100-715, Republic of Korea
  • 3Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
  • 4Decommissioning Technology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon 34057, Republic of Korea
  • 5Nuclear Science and Technology, Quantum Energy Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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    Currently, the development of clean and green energy-harvesting solutions is becoming increasingly critical. Batteries have long been considered as the most traditional and efficient technology for powering electronic devices. However, they have a limited lifetime and require constant observation and replacement. To address this issue, triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has garnered considerable attention as a prospective sustainable power source for smart devices. Further, several approaches for improving their output performance have been investigated. Herein, we created a unique TENG based on densely packed molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) petals grown on electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers (MPF) using a hydrothermal technique. Designed MPF-TENG is used for mechanical energy-harvesting and smart study room touch sensor applications. The effects of pure MoS2 powder, PAN fibers, and MoS2 grown on the PAN fibers were investigated. MoS2 addition enhanced the surface charge, surface roughness, and electrical performance. The MPF-TENG had a maximum triboelectric output voltage, current, charge, and average power density of 245.3 V, 5.12 µA, 60.2 nC, and 1.75 W/m2, respectively. The MPF-TENG remained stable for more than 10,000 cycles. The MPF-TENG successfully illuminated blue LEDs, turned on a timer clock, and could be used in smart study rooms to generate energy. This study provides an effective method for improving the performance of TENG by growing MoS2 petals on PAN fibers, with promising applications in power supplies for portable electronic devices. Furthermore, the fabricated MPF-TENG was demonstrated to be a potential touch sensor for smart study rooms to save electricity.

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    Gokana Mohana Rani, Kugalur Shanmugam Ranjith, Seyed Majid Ghoreishian, A. T. Ezhil Vilian, Changhyun Roh, Reddicherla Umapathi, Young-Kyu Han, Yun Suk Huh. Fabrication of MoS2 Petals-Decorated PAN Fibers-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting and Smart Study Room Touch Sensor Applications[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(6): 00453

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 31, 2024

    Accepted: May. 27, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Umapathi Reddicherla (rumapathi@inha.ac.kr), Han Young-Kyu (ykenergy@dongguk.edu), Huh Yun Suk (yunsuk.huh@inha.ac.kr)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00453-1

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