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Assessment of triboelectricity in colossal-surface-area-lanthanum oxide nanocrystals synthesized via low-temperature hydrothermal process

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Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have marked their applications in various fields, most importantly, in medical devices. The electrical output of the TENGs mainly concentrated on parameters such as electrode separation distance, applied mechanical pressure, surface charge density, and overlapping surface area. The surface area of the active layer in TENGs plays a crucial role. Given this, the present contribution is the first report on the utilization of lanthanum oxide (La2O3) as an active material with a large surface area (~ 72.33 m2/g) in TENGs. The nanocrystals of La2O3 have been successfully embedded into TENGs architecture through a high-quality screen-printed film with a Teflon-counter surface. The in-house test-rig of TENGs resulted in an output open-circuit voltage of 120 V and a short-circuit current of 23.7 μA. Further, the maximum power density is 7.125 W/m2 at an external load resistance of 30 MΩ. These results suggest that La2O3 is a suitable contender in various self-powered devices.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful to Ms. Rashmi for her help taking in SEM micrographs. The authors would also like to thank the “Central Surface Analytical Facility of IIT Bombay” for the assistance in XPS characterization.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, 575025, India

    Sunil Meti, Mohammad Rizwanur Rahman & K. Udaya Bhat

  2. Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India

    Hosangadi Prutvi Sagar

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Meti, S., Sagar, H.P., Rahman, M.R. et al. Assessment of triboelectricity in colossal-surface-area-lanthanum oxide nanocrystals synthesized via low-temperature hydrothermal process. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 20351–20361 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06545-7

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