journal article·2025-08Open access

Interfacial Polarization‐Enhanced Ultrahigh Performance Liquid Droplet Nanogenerator

Xin Chen, Yongqiang Zhang, Yi Huang, Yanjun Zhao, Fayang Wang, Pengfan Wu, Zhong Lin Wang, Xiaojing Mu, Ya Yang

Advanced Energy Materials· Volume 15· Issue 29

Abstract

Abstract Liquid droplet nanogenerators showcase significant potential in harvesting energy from natural sources rain or industrial processes involving liquids. However, their utility is limited by their low power output and the complexity of methods required to enhance efficiency. Here, the study presents an enhanced performance of the LSTENG, which leverages polarized surface to significantly enhance its output efficiency. The improved LSTENG design highlights with utilizing the effects of interface polarization through strategically contrasting dielectric distributions and the approach of ion surface treatment to modify the interface, achieves a superior instantaneous peak power density of 448 W m−2. This performance doubles the previous highest research benchmark, and it is attained without employing any pre‐charge techniques. This new approach represents a pivotal advancement in energy harvesting landscapes, positioning LSTENG as a highly promising energy source with a greatly expanded range of potential applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods · Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies

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Affiliations

Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems Ministry of Education International R & D Center of Micro‐Nano Systems and New Materials Technology Chongqing University Chongqing 400044 P. R. China

Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro‐nano Energy and Sensor Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 101400 P. R. China

College of Computer Science Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China

School of Intelligent Manufacturing Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences Chongqing 402160 China

Yonsei Frontier Lab Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Republic of Korea

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Gansu Province

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