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Implementation of triboelectric generators based on PET/ITO substrates

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In recent years, triboelectric energy harvester devices have been considered as an interesting approach to generate electrical energy from the mechanical energy existing on the environment. In this work, a triboelectric energy harvester has been implemented through polyethylene terephthalate (PET) covered by ITO substrates for developing a contact-separation mode of operation device. The voltage signals were measured at open-circuit condition as well as with a set of load resistances. The corresponding peak-to-peak and rms current and power were calculated from registered signals. The main results show that the device behaves as a voltage source with a large series resistance with a linear dependence of the generated voltage with the applied force. The peak-to-peak voltage at open-circuit condition reached a value of about 39 V when a contact force of 1.22 N is applied, while the peak-to-peak voltage drop on the load resistance reached values about of 27 V. Besides, the maximum peak-to-peak power and power density transferred to a load resistance were 330 µW. and 60 µW/cm2, respectively. Finally, the rms power and power density of 740 nW and 135 nW/cm2, respectively, were achieved. The easy generator implementation with PET/ITO substrates makes feasible their integration with electronic circuits for flexible and large area electronic systems.

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  1. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Energías Renovables, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, 29039, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico

    Omar Rodriguez-Bernal

  2. Facultad de Ingeniería de la Construcción y el Hábitat (FICH), Universidad Veracruzana, 94294, Veracruz, Mexico

    Samuel A. Hernandez, Julio C. Tinoco & Andrea G. Martinez-Lopez

  3. CONACYT - Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Energías Renovables, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, 29039, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico

    Jorge Conde

  4. Micro and Nanotechnology Research Centre (MICRONA), Universidad Veracruzana, 94294, Veracruz, Mexico

    Julio C. Tinoco & Andrea G. Martinez-Lopez

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Conceptualization: OR-B, SAH and AGM-L; methodology, OR-B, SAH and AGM-L; software, SAH.; validation, OR-B, JCT and AGM-L; formal analysis, JCT and AGM-L; investigation, OR-B, JCT and AGM-L; resources, AGM-L; writing—original draft preparation, OR-B, JCT; writing—review and editing, JC and AGM-L.

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Rodriguez-Bernal, O., Hernandez, S.A., Conde, J. et al. Implementation of triboelectric generators based on PET/ITO substrates. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 428 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-09870-1

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