Giant Voltage Enhancement via Triboelectric Charge Supplement Channel for Self-Powered Electroadhesion
Liang Xu1,2, Hao Wu3, Guo Yao3
1CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor , Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100083 , People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Electroadhesion generates an adhesion force using an externally applied power source, which has versatile applications in robotics and material handling. In this study, a self-powered electroadhesion system using enhanced triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) to supply power for electroadhesion is presented. By introducing a triboelectric charge supplement channel, the open circuit voltage of the TENG can be significantly boosted by over 10 times, from ∼230 V to more than 3300 V for a single TENG unit, providing sufficiently high voltage for an electroadhesive patch to generate enough adhesion for practical use. The charge supplement channel takes effect through a replenishing mechanism for dissipated charges, maintaining an optimal charge distribution throughout TENG electrodes, which enables the highest open circuit voltage under given surface charge density and device configuration. The fabricated self-powered electroadhesion system shows the ability to manipulate objects of various materials via easy and straightforward operations, demonstrating a great potential for applications in material handling and robotics. Moreover, the voltage enhancement mechanism by the charge supplement channel could be extended to TENGs of other modes, which can provide reliable power sources for various applications that require a high voltage.
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