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Highly adaptive and broadband triboelectric energy harvester with stretching silicone rubber strip for variable harmonic frequency vibration

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An enormous number of wireless sensing nodes (WSNs) are of great significance for the Internet of Things (IoT). It is tremendously prospective to realize the in-situ power supply of WSNs by harvesting unutilized mechanical vibration energy. A harmonic silicone rubber triboelectric nanogenerator (HSR-TENG) is developed focusing on ubiquitous constant working frequency machinery. The unique design of the strip serving as a flexible resonator realizes both soft contact and high and broadband output. The significant factors influencing the 1st-order vibration mode of the strip are developed for realizing the harmonic frequency adaptation to external vibration. The surface treatment of the strip improves the output performance of HSR-TENG by 49.1% as well as eliminates the adhesion effect. The HSR-TENG is able to achieve a voltage output bandwidth of 19 Hz under a vibration strength of 3.0, showing its broadband capability. The peak power density of 153.9 W/m3 is achieved and 12 × 0.5 W light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are successfully illuminated by the HSR-TENG. It can continuously power a temperature sensor by harvesting the actual compressor vibration energy. In brief, the HSR-TENG provides a promising way for constant frequency vibration energy harvesting, so as to achieve in-situ power supply for the WSNs in the vicinity.

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Acknowledgments

The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52101345 and 52101400), the Scientific Research Fund of Liaoning Provincial Education Department (No. LJKZ0055), the Dalian Outstanding Young Scientific and Technological Talents Project (No. 2021RJ11), and the Open Fund of National Center for International Research of Subsea Engineering Technology and Equipment (No. 3132023354).

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  1. Dalian Key Laboratory of Marine Micro/Nano Energy and Self-powered Systems, Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China

    Taili Du, Dianlong Shen, Ziyue Xi, Hongyong Yu, Fangyang Dong, Cong Zhao, Meixian Zhu, Yongjiu Zou, Peiting Sun & Minyi Xu

  2. Collaborative Innovation Research Institute of Autonomous Ship, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, 116026, China

    Taili Du, Yongjiu Zou & Peiting Sun

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Du, T., Shen, D., Xi, Z. et al. Highly adaptive and broadband triboelectric energy harvester with stretching silicone rubber strip for variable harmonic frequency vibration. Nano Res. 17, 4089–4099 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6309-3

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