Harmonic‐Resonator‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator as a Sustainable Power Source and a Self‐Powered Active Vibration Sensor

• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302397
• Publication Date: 2013-09-03T08:54:28Z
• Authors: Jun Chen; Guang Zhu; Weiqing Yang; Qingshen Jing; Peng Bai; Ya Yang; Te‐Chien Hou; Zhong Lin Wang
• Keywords: 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences; 12. Responsible consumption; 0104 chemical sciences

A harmonic-resonator-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is presented as a sustainable power source and an active vibration sensor. It can effectively respond to vibration frequencies ranging from 2 to 200 Hz with a considerably wide working bandwidth of 13.4 Hz. This work not only presents a new principle in the field of vibration energy harvesting but also greatly expands the applicability of TENGs.