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Robust perovskite-based triboelectric nanogenerator enhanced by broadband light and interface engineering

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Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are a widely researched type of energy harvester suited to powering mobile micro-electronic devices. In this study, we present a hybrid MAPbIxCl3-x perovskite-based triboelectric nanogenerator (P-TENG) based on the coupling of triboelectric and photoelectric conversion mechanisms for simultaneous vibrating energy and solar energy harvesting. By optimizing the device structure, for the first time, planar TiO2 as electron transport layer (ETL) and ultrathin pentacene as hole transport layer (HTL) are combined together to photoenhance the output of a TENG. Experimental results reveal that P-TENG has achieved the optimal photoinduced enhancement due to the most effective charge separation that relies on the joint of HTL and ETL. As a result, the optimized P-TENG with ~ 0.7 cm2 effective area, the open-circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current (Isc) and the maximum transfer charge amount (Qsc) are increased by 55.7%, 50.8% and 58.2% upon illumination, respectively. Besides, the P-TENG shows fast response on both the full-spectrum simulated sunlight and monochromatic light extending from ultraviolet to entire visible region which enhances the potential application in photodetection. Our work presents a route to designing high-performance P-TENG via interfacial engineering to further boost the output ability of this photoelectric hybrid TENG.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11774293), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (XDJK2017A002), Program for Innovation Team Building at Institutions of Higher Education in Chongqing (CXTDX201601011) and Key Laboratory and Scientific Research Foundation of Zunyi City (SSKH[2015]55).

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  1. Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials (ICEAM), Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China

    Xiu De Yang, Juan Juan Han, Gang Wang, Li Ping Liao, Cun Yun Xu, Wei Hu, Ahmed Mourtada Elseman, Guang Dong Zhou & Qun Liang Song

  2. Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energy, Chongqing, 400715, China

    Xiu De Yang, Juan Juan Han, Gang Wang, Li Ping Liao, Cun Yun Xu, Wei Hu, Ahmed Mourtada Elseman, Guang Dong Zhou & Qun Liang Song

  3. School of Physics and Electronic Science, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi, 563002, China

    Xiu De Yang, Ping Li & Bo Wu

  4. Electronic & Magnetic Materials Department, Advanced Materials Division, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Helwan, P.O. Box 87, Cairo, 11421, Egypt

    Ahmed Mourtada Elseman

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Yang, X.D., Han, J.J., Wang, G. et al. Robust perovskite-based triboelectric nanogenerator enhanced by broadband light and interface engineering. J Mater Sci 54, 9004–9016 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03351-9

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