3D Printed SnS2/SnS-Based Nanocomposite Hydrogel as a Photoenhanced Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Badhulika, Sushmee (2023) 3D Printed SnS2/SnS-Based Nanocomposite Hydrogel as a Photoenhanced Triboelectric Nanogenerator. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6 (12). pp. 6732-6741. ISSN 2574-0962

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Abstract

Recent advancements in printing technologies have led to new fabrication techniques for the development of various flexible, compact, wearable, and portable energy harvesters and self-powered devices. In particular, the three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology for a nanogenerator has become advantageous due to its low cost, simplicity, and high precision in fabricating complicated structures. Therefore, we report a 3DP-based photoinduced triboelectric nanogenerator (PTNG) fabrication, a hybrid version of a conventional triboelectric nanogenerator. Here, a 3D printed poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanocomposite hydrogel (3DPH) with photoactive SnS2/SnS nanoflakes is used as a tribo-positive material and copper foil as a tribo-negative material for PTNG application. Under light illumination, the as-fabricated PTNG with an optimized weight percentage of SnS2/SnS displays the open-circuit voltage (Voc) enhancement from 29 to 37.5 V and short-circuit current (Isc) enhancement from 1.23 to 1.58 μA. In addition, the power density of the device is observed at 5.4 μW/cm2 under illumination conditions at the external load of 60 MΩ. This enhanced performance of the as-fabricated PTNG is attributed to the mutual coupling effect and improved interfacial interactions between the SnS2/SnS nanoflakes and PVA under the influence of light illumination, leading to a charge-trapping mechanism. The outstanding performance and stability of the as-fabricated PTNG surpassing all similar recent reports, establish it as an effective hybrid platform for constructing multifunctional self-powered devices.

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IITH Creators:

IITH Creators	ORCiD
Badhulika, Sushmee	orcid.org/0000-0003-3237-3031

Item Type:

Article

Uncontrolled Keywords:

3D printing; nanocomposite hydrogel; photoinduced triboelectric nanogenerator; SnS2/SnS nanoflakes; triboelectric nanogenerator; 3D printing; Fabrication; Hydrogels; Image enhancement; IV-VI semiconductors; Nanocomposites; Open circuit voltage; Polyvinyl alcohols; Semiconducting tin compounds; Triboelectricity; Wearable technology; 3-D printing; 3D-printing; Nano-flakes; Nanocomposite hydrogels; Nanogenerators; Photo-induced; Photoinduced triboelectric nanogenerator; SnS2/SnS nanoflake; Triboelectric nanogenerator; Nanogenerators

Subjects:

Others > Nanotechnology
Electrical Engineering

Divisions:

Department of Electrical Engineering

Depositing User:

Mr Nigam Prasad Bisoyi

Date Deposited:

26 Nov 2023 05:19

Last Modified:

26 Nov 2023 05:19

URI:

http://raiithold.iith.ac.in/id/eprint/11754