International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Volume. 7, Issue 1, 15505(2025)

Constructing high-performance and versatile liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator with inflatable columnar units

Luo Lin... Liu Chao, Gu Rui, Chen Mingxia, Wang Yifei, Xu Nuo, Xiong Yao, Yang Jiahong, Huo Ziwei, Liu Yang, Wei Liang, Wang Zhong Lin and Sun Qijun |Show fewer author(s)

The use of water resources for energy generation has become increasingly prevalent, encompassing the conversion of kinetic energy from streams, tides, and waves into renewable electrical power. Water energy sources offer numerous benefits, including widespread availability, stability, and the absence of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, making them a clean and environmentally friendly form of energy. In this work, we develop a droplet-based liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator (LS-TENG) using sophisticatedly designed inflatable columnar structures with inner and outer dual-electrodes. This device can be utilized to harvest both the internal droplet-rolling mechanical energy and the external droplet-falling mechanical energy, capable of being assembled into various structures for versatile applications. The design incorporates a combined structure of both internal and external TENG to optimize output performance via multiple energy harvesting strategies. The internal structure features a dual-electrode columnar-shaped LS-TENG, designed to harvest fluid kinetic energy from water droplets. By leveraging the back-and-forth motion of a small amount of water within the air column, mechanical energy can be readily collected, achieving a maximum mass power density of 9.02 W·Kg−1 and an energy conversion efficiency of 10.358%. The external component is a droplet-based LS-TENG, which utilizes a double-layer capacitor switch effect elucidated with an equivalent circuit model. Remarkably, without the need for pre-charging, a single droplet can generate over 140 V of high voltage, achieving a maximum power density of 7.35 W·m−2 and an energy conversion efficiency of 22.058%. The combined LS-TENG with a sophisticated inflatable columnar structure can simultaneously collect multiple types of energy with high efficacy, exhibiting great significance in potential applications such as TENG aeration rollers, inflatable lifejacket, wind energy harvesting, TENG tents, and green houses.

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Luo Lin, Liu Chao, Gu Rui, Chen Mingxia, Wang Yifei, Xu Nuo, Xiong Yao, Yang Jiahong, Huo Ziwei, Liu Yang, Wei Liang, Wang Zhong Lin, Sun Qijun. Constructing high-performance and versatile liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator with inflatable columnar units[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2025, 7(1): 15505

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Received: May. 21, 2024

Accepted: Apr. 17, 2025

Published Online: Apr. 17, 2025

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DOI:10.1088/2631-7990/ad88bd

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