The 3D printing (3DP) technology offers an innovative approach to developing energy storage devices to create facile and low-cost customized electrodes for modern electronics. Generating electric potential by moving a droplet of ionic solution over 2D materials is a novel method for rain energy harvesting. This work demonstrates a liquid-solid contact electrification-based 3DP nanogenerator where raindrop passes through the positively charged ultrathin gadolinium telluride (Gd2Te3) sheets. The output efficiency of the nanogenerator is increased to approximate to 400% by enhancing the surface area of copious 3D-printed porous structures. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the high electrical conductivity of (112) surface of Gd2Te3 is due to the p-type charge carriers, which help to generate electricity by interacting with the ionic solution. This work can open up a new avenue to advance scientific research on blue energy harvesting and tackle the energy crisis.
Rain Energy Harvesting Using Atomically Thin Gadolinium Telluride Decorated 3D Printed Nanogenerator / Kumbhakar, P; Parui, A; Ambekar, Rs; Mukherjee, M; Siddique, S; Pugno, Nm; Singh, Ak; Tiwary, Cs. - In: ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS. - ISSN 2366-7486. - 6:12(2022), p. 2200296. [10.1002/adsu.202200296]
Rain Energy Harvesting Using Atomically Thin Gadolinium Telluride Decorated 3D Printed Nanogenerator
Pugno, NM;
2022-01-01
Abstract
The 3D printing (3DP) technology offers an innovative approach to developing energy storage devices to create facile and low-cost customized electrodes for modern electronics. Generating electric potential by moving a droplet of ionic solution over 2D materials is a novel method for rain energy harvesting. This work demonstrates a liquid-solid contact electrification-based 3DP nanogenerator where raindrop passes through the positively charged ultrathin gadolinium telluride (Gd2Te3) sheets. The output efficiency of the nanogenerator is increased to approximate to 400% by enhancing the surface area of copious 3D-printed porous structures. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the high electrical conductivity of (112) surface of Gd2Te3 is due to the p-type charge carriers, which help to generate electricity by interacting with the ionic solution. This work can open up a new avenue to advance scientific research on blue energy harvesting and tackle the energy crisis.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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