Enhanced Power Output of a Triboelectric Nanogenerator using Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Modified with Graphene Oxide and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

Viyada Harnchana; Huynh Van Ngoc; Wen He; Aamir Rasheed; Hyunje Park; Vittaya Amornkitbamrung; Dae Joon Kang

doi:10.1021/acsami.8b02495

Enhanced Power Output of a Triboelectric Nanogenerator using Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Modified with Graphene Oxide and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2018 Aug 1;10(30):25263-25272. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b02495. Epub 2018 Jul 18.

Authors

Viyada Harnchana^{1

2}, Huynh Van Ngoc¹, Wen He¹, Aamir Rasheed¹, Hyunje Park¹, Vittaya Amornkitbamrung², Dae Joon Kang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics and Institute of Basic Science , Sungkyunkwan University , 2066, Seobu-ro , Suwon-si , Gyeonggi-do 16419 , Republic of Korea.
² Nanotec-KKU Center of Excellence on Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Production and Storage , Khon Kaen 40002 , Thailand.

PMID: 29979024
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b02495

Abstract

In this work, a new approach to modifying poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) as a negative triboelectric material using graphene oxide (GO) and a sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant was reported. A porous PDMS@GO@SDS composite triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) could deliver an output voltage and current of up to 438 V and 11 μA/cm², respectively. These values were 3-fold higher than those of the flat PDMS. The superior performance is attributed to the intensified negative charges on PDMS from the oxygen functional groups of GO and anionic head groups of the SDS molecules. The outstanding performance and straightforward, low-cost fabrication process of the PDMS@GO@SDS TENG would be beneficial for the further development of powerful NGs integrated into wearable electronics and self-charging power cells.

Keywords: graphene oxide and sodium dodecyl sulfate; nanogenerator; poly(dimethylsiloxane); triboelectric.