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An enhanced nano-energy harvesting device by hybrid piezoelectric/triboelectric composites

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Nanoenergy plays a vital role in the micro energy supply of sensors and wearable devices. Higher driving and sensing capabilities are very important for devices. A hybrid nanogenerator (HENG) with cascaded piezoelectric (PENG) and triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) was designed. The BNBT/PVDF and BNN/PDMS composite films were used as the piezoelectric and triboelectric layers, respectively. The synergistic effect of the PENG and TENG units can improve the output signal. The open-circuit voltage of 120 V generated by the HENG is higher than that of the PENG and TENG. The obvious voltage signal is observed when the HENG is pressed by finger bending, palm tapping, and foot tapping. The stable output voltage of the HENG can drive 50 yellow LEDs. Therefore, the cascaded method provides a new design method for sensor and energy harvesting applications.

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This work is supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52062007), Guangxi Nature Science Foundation (Grant No. 2021GXNSFAA220020), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials (Grant No. 191023-Z).

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National Nature Science Foundation of China,Grant No. 52062007, Jiwen Xu,Guangxi Nature Science Foundation,Grant No. 2021GXNSFAA220020, Jiwen Xu,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials,Grant No. 191023-Z, Jiwen Xu

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    Chenxu Yu, Jiwen Xu, Tao Yang, Tianpeng Qi, Yashuai Ye, Taoliang Li, Yixuan Shen, Ling Yang, Lixia Zeng, Hua Wang, Changrong Zhou & Guanghui Rao

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. CX and Yu: Material preparation, data collection were analyzed. CX and Yu: The first draft was written. JW and Xu: The review and editing were done. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yu, C., Xu, J., Yang, T. et al. An enhanced nano-energy harvesting device by hybrid piezoelectric/triboelectric composites. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 22588–22598 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09037-4

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