Advanced Nanomaterials and Devices for Energy Harvesting and Storage Applications

A special issue of Nanoenergy Advances (ISSN 2673-706X).

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Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Interests: triboelectric nanogenerators; piezoelectric nanogenerators; self-powered sensors; nanosensors; nanoelectronics
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Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
Interests: wearable triboelectric nanogenerator; battery free electronic devices; energy storage devices and self-powered devices
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Department of Material Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA
Interests: piezoelectric; piezophototronic; textured piezoceramics; energy harvesters; flexible devices & sensors; self-powered nanosystems

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Energy harvesting and storage is one of the most trending topics that falls under nanoscience and nanotechnology, with sub-topics ranging from energy conversion, storage, and sensing to a cleaner environment. The Special Issue on advanced nanomaterials and devices for energy harvesting and storage applications aims to publish original experimental and theoretical research on all aspects of energy-related research that uses nanomaterials and nanotechnology. The Editorial Board invites review articles, full-length articles, and communications.

Topics covered in the issue will include but are not limited to the following.

  • Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured and nanoscale materials;
  • Triboelectric nanogenerators;
  • Piezoelectric nanogenerators;
  • Thermoelectric and pyroelectric generators;
  • Self-powered nanodevices/nanosystems;
  • Piezotronics and piezophototronics;
  • Nanosensors;
  • Nanocatalysis;
  • Optoelectronic devices;
  • Photovoltaics;
  • Photocatalysis;
  • Nanomaterials for energy storage (materials for supercapacitors and batteries).

Dr. Vivekananthan Venkateswaran
Dr. Bhaskar Dudem
Dr. Arunkumar Chandrasekhar
Dr. Yuvasree Purusothaman
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Keywords

  • nanomaterials
  • sensors
  • energy storage
  • energy harvesting
  • catalysis

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ZIF-67-Metal–Organic-Framework-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Devices
by Sachin Barsiwal, Anjaly Babu, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Supraja Potu, Navneeth Madathil, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Siju Mishra, Haranath Divi, Prakash Kodali, Raju Nagapuri and Thirmal Chinthakuntla
Nanoenergy Adv. 2022, 2(4), 291-302; https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv2040015 - 21 Oct 2022
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Energy harvesting from the ambient environment can be a beneficial and promising source for powering micro- and nanodevices. Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology has been proved to be a simple and cost-effective method to harness ambient mechanical energy. The performance of the TENG device [...] Read more.
Energy harvesting from the ambient environment can be a beneficial and promising source for powering micro- and nanodevices. Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology has been proved to be a simple and cost-effective method to harness ambient mechanical energy. The performance of the TENG device mainly depends on the careful selection of the material pair. So far, metals and polymer materials have dominated TENG technology. Recently, there have been few reports on metal–organic framework (MoF)-based TENGs. MoFs are very interesting and offer excellent chemical and thermal stability, besides their unique properties, such as tunable pore size and high surface area. Herein, we report a zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF-67)-based TENG device for self-powered device applications. We used ZIF-67 as one tribolayer, and PET and PMMA as opposite tribolayers. The output performance of the TENG device fabricated with the PMMA/ZIF-67 pair showed values of 300 V, 47.5 µA, and 593 mW/m2 of open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current, and power density, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, these are the highest reported values so far for ZIF-67-based TENG devices. The fabricated TENG device lit up 250 LEDs and was employed to explore different self-powered device applications. Full article
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