Abstract:
In recent years, the triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) that can convert mechanical
energy into electricity from the electrostaticity have been greatly developed for utilizing as a
power source for portable and wearable electronic devices. This research develops the TENG
byusing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as the primary contact layer and improve its efficiency
by adding the dielectric and colossal dielectric materials of oxides and perovskite complex
oxides, including the R2O3 and RFeO3; where R is Lanthanum (La) , Samarium (Sm) , and
Neodymium (Nd) respectively. The change in ratios was studied at 0.5, 2.5, 5, and 10% wt,
respectively. According to the results, the composite films show high flexibility for all types of
fillers and compositions. The phase purity and crystal structure can be confirmed by IR and
XRD.The morphology and distribution of the filler phase were examined viaScanning Electron
Microscope(SEM) and Synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy (SR-XTM) showed favorable
distribution of R2O3 and RFeO3 within the PDMS matrix. And the efficiency of the electrical
output was examined. It was found that PDMS/Sm2O3 at 5 % wt had the highest output
efficiency for voltage and current by ~ 68V and ~ 66.4 nA. The PDMS/LaFeO3 at 10 % wt can
provide highest output efficiency for voltage and current by ~ 75 V and ~ 164 nA with the
maximum output power of ~ 1,990 μW that can ligh up 60 LEDs. Moreover, the PDMS/LaFeO3
in optimum condition can be used to powerup the gobal positioning system (GPS) insidethe
shoe's insole. The researcher believe that it will be useful to develop a group of mechanical
energy harvesting device for portable and wearable electronics in future.