TY - JOUR
T1 - A Pedagogical Approach to Assemble and Characterize Paper-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators
AU - Amato, Gregory
AU - Vargas Perdomo, Natalia
AU - Zhang, Nianyue
AU - Xie, Xiaoshi
AU - Ji, Jie
AU - Bolukbas, Cansu
AU - Wen, Zhen
AU - Naccache, Rafik
AU - Fang, Yuan
AU - Rodríguez Burbano, Diana Consuelo
AU - Ivasenko, Oleksandr
AU - Cuccia, Louis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.
PY - 2023/11/14
Y1 - 2023/11/14
N2 - Since 2012, when triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) were first reported by Wang and co-workers, various applications have taken advantage of their ability to transform mechanical energy into electrical energy. TENG applications cover many fields, including electronics, physics, materials science, and engineering. The differences in the language used in various research fields makes understanding TENG concepts rather challenging for those outside of the domain. This article provides a practical introduction to triboelectric nanogenerators by applying an inquiry-based learning (IBL) strategy to the assembly and characterization of easily customizable paper-based TENGs. This will allow junior researchers from different fields of materials chemistry to become familiar with the terminology and basic concepts of TENGs, experimentally validate the triboelectric properties of different materials, and construct their first electromechanical sensors and micropower generators.
AB - Since 2012, when triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) were first reported by Wang and co-workers, various applications have taken advantage of their ability to transform mechanical energy into electrical energy. TENG applications cover many fields, including electronics, physics, materials science, and engineering. The differences in the language used in various research fields makes understanding TENG concepts rather challenging for those outside of the domain. This article provides a practical introduction to triboelectric nanogenerators by applying an inquiry-based learning (IBL) strategy to the assembly and characterization of easily customizable paper-based TENGs. This will allow junior researchers from different fields of materials chemistry to become familiar with the terminology and basic concepts of TENGs, experimentally validate the triboelectric properties of different materials, and construct their first electromechanical sensors and micropower generators.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00684
DO - 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00684
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85178554726
SN - 0021-9584
VL - 100
SP - 4917
EP - 4924
JO - Journal of Chemical Education
JF - Journal of Chemical Education
IS - 12
ER -