Charge storage coating based triboelectric nanogenerator and its applications in self-powered anticorrosion and antifouling

doi:10.1007/s11706-023-0635-y

Front. Mater. Sci.

2023, Vol. 17

Issue (1) : 230635 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-023-0635-y

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Charge storage coating based triboelectric nanogenerator and its applications in self-powered anticorrosion and antifouling

Zhitao Zhang^1,⁴, Yupeng Liu^2,³(

), Min Feng^2,³, Nannan Wang^3,⁵, Changhe Du^2,³, Shu Peng^1,⁴, Yufei Guo⁴, Yongjian Liu^1,⁴, Ying Liu¹(

), Daoai Wang^2,³(

)

¹. Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
². Center of Materials Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
³. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
⁴. Qingdao Center of Resource Chemistry and New Materials, Qingdao 266100, China
⁵. Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), A*STAR, Singapore 138634, Singapore

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Abstract

As a novel energy-harvesting device, a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) can harvest almost all mechanical energy and transform it into electrical energy, but its output is low. Although the micro-nano structures of triboelectrode surfaces can improve their output efficiency, they lead to high costs and are not suitable for large-scale applications. To address this problem, we developed a novel TENG coating with charge-storage properties. In this study, we modified an acrylic resin, a friction material, with nano-BaTiO₃ particles and gas phase fluorination. The charge-trapping ability of nanoparticles was used to improve the output of TENG. The short-circuit current and the output voltage of coating-based TENGs featuring charge storage and electrification reached 15 μA and 800 V, respectively, without decay for longtime working. On this basis, self-powered anticorrosion and antifouling systems are designed to reduce the open circuit potential of A3 steel by 510 mV and reduce the adhesion rate of algae on the surface of metal materials. This study presents a high-output, stable, coating-based TENG with potential in practical applications for anticorrosion and antifouling.

Keywords triboelectric nanogenerator charge-trapping anticorrosion antifouling

Corresponding Author(s): Yupeng Liu,Ying Liu,Daoai Wang

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Changjian Wang and Zhiying Yang contributed equally to this work.

Issue Date: 06 March 2023

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Zhitao Zhang,Yupeng Liu,Min Feng, et al. Charge storage coating based triboelectric nanogenerator and its applications in self-powered anticorrosion and antifouling[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2023, 17(1): 230635.

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Fig.1 (a) Preparation of coating-based triboelectric nanogenerators modified through BT and fluorination. (b) SEM image of the Nylon friction layer. (c)(d)(e) Ti, Ba, and F elemental mapping images of the F/BT coating.

Fig.2 (a) The TENG hierarchical structure. (b) The potential distribution of the CSC-TENG through COMSOL simulation. (c) The work schematic.

Fig.3 Output performance of coating TENG: (a) short-circuit current; (b) output voltage; (c) transferred charges; (d) dependence of current and instantaneous power on the resistance of the external load. (e) Stability of performance of CSC-TENG output. (f) Photograph of the CSC-TENG supplying power to commercial LEDs.

Fig.4 Output performance of TENGs with distinct concentrations of BT: (a) short-circuit current and (b) output voltage of the BT coating TENG; (c) short-circuit current and (d) output voltage of the BT coating TENG further modified with fluorine. Comparison of the performance between TENG with BT and TENG without BT: (e) short circuit current and (f) output voltage.

Fig.5 (a) Permittivity and (b) dielectric loss tangent as a function of frequency for coatings with different concentrations of BT. (c) Schematic and equivalent circuit model of TENG. (d) Potential decay of the coatings with and without BT. (e) Histogram of potential decay of the coatings with and without BT.

Tab.1 Electrochemical parameters obtained from Tafel curves for the A3 carbon steel with F/BT-TENG, with F-TENG, and without TENG

Fig.6 (a) OCP drop curves and (b) Tafel curves of the A3 steel. (c) Equivalent circuit of the A3 steel. (d) Nyquist curves of the A3 steel connected with F/BT-TENG, with F-TENG, and without TENG.

Tab.2 Fitting parameters of the Nyquist curves for A3 steel with F/BT-TENG, F-TENG, and without TENG

Fig.7 (a) Structural diagram of the antifouling device of TENG. (b) Optical microscopy images of Navicula algae under different magnifications. (c) Statistical results of the number of Navicula algae. (d) Fluorescence microscopy images of Navicula after immersion of stainless steel material in the Navicula algae solution for 8 h: not connected with the TENG antifouling system (i); connect with the F-TENG cathode (ii); connect with the F-TENG anode (iii); connect with the F/BT-TENG cathode (iv); connect with the F/BT-TENG anode (v).

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