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Vol. 14 (2022)

Self-Powered, Long-Durable, and Highly Selective Oil–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting and Intelligent Monitoring

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00903-8
Jun Zhao
Division of Machine Elements, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden
Di Wang
Division of Machine Elements, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden
Fan Zhang
Department of Engineering and Design, School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RH, UK
Jinshan Pan
Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Per Claesson
Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Roland Larsson
Division of Machine Elements, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden
Yijun Shi
Division of Machine Elements, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden

Corresponding Author: Yijun Shi

yijun.shi@ltu.se

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 160

Abstract

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have potential to achieve energy harvesting and condition monitoring of oils, the “lifeblood” of industry. However, oil absorption on the solid surfaces is a great challenge for oil–solid TENG (O-TENG). Here, oleophobic/superamphiphobic O-TENGs are achieved via engineering of solid surface wetting properties. The designed O-TENG can generate an excellent electricity (with a charge density of 9.1 µC m−2 and a power density of 1.23 mW m−2), which is an order of magnitude higher than other O-TENGs made from polytetrafluoroethylene and polyimide. It also has a significant durability (30,000 cycles) and can power a digital thermometer for self-powered sensor applications. Further, a superhigh-sensitivity O-TENG monitoring system is successfully developed for real-time detecting particle/water contaminants in oils. The O-TENG can detect particle contaminants at least down to 0.01 wt% and water contaminants down to 100 ppm, which are much better than previous online monitoring methods (particle > 0.1 wt%; water > 1000 ppm). More interesting, the developed O-TENG can also distinguish water from other contaminants, which means the developed O-TENG has a highly water-selective performance. This work provides an ideal strategy for enhancing the output and durability of TENGs for oil–solid contact and opens new intelligent pathways for oil–solid energy harvesting and oil condition monitoring.


Highlights:


1 The as-designed triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) generates an excellent electric output, which is an order of magnitude higher than that of TENGs made from commercial dielectric materials.
2 The as-designed TENG-based sensor can detect worn debris in oils at least down to 0.01 wt% and water contamination down to 100 ppm, which are much better than other online monitoring methods (particle > 0.1 wt%; water > 1000 ppm).
3 A high-selective monitoring system is successfully developed for distinguishing water contamination from the multi-mixed contaminants in lubricating oils.

Keywords

Oil Triboelectric nanogenerator Energy harvesting Intelligent monitoring
Zhao, Jun, Di Wang, Fan Zhang, Jinshan Pan, Per Claesson, Roland Larsson, and Yijun Shi. 2022. “Self-Powered, Long-Durable, and Highly Selective Oil–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting and Intelligent Monitoring”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (August):160. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00903-8.
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