'Advanced Materials' Features 3D FAL-Based Autonomous Nanogenerators
Advanced Materials Korean Press Coverage
Press Feature: Reported by E-News Today (이뉴스투데이) on March 26, 2024. View Original Article.
Breakthrough in Extreme-Environment Mechanical Energy Scavenging
National media reported that the research team led by Prof. Jinho Bae and first author Dr. Qazi Muhammad Saqib, in collaboration with UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), UC Riverside, and UMT, published a seminal breakthrough in Advanced Materials (Impact Factor: 27.4).
The paper introduces a 3D Fused Anionic-Layer (FAL) architectured triboelectric nanogenerator engineered to operate without degradation under extreme temperature and humidity conditions.
Technical Highlights
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Environmental Invariance:
Maintains stable, non-degrading energy output across an ultra-wide thermal range (-45°C to +100°C) and extreme relative humidity variations (8.3% to 96.7% RH). -
Ultra-High Energy Output:
Generates a peak instantaneous power density reaching 451.2 μW/cm², setting a world-class benchmark for resilient environmental energy scavengers. -
Broad Autonomous Applications:
Enables maintenance-free remote weather monitoring, aerospace telemetry sensors, and marine navigational beacons operating entirely on ambient motion without batteries.
Journal Publication Citation
"3D FAL Structure-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Environmental Resilient Energy Harvesting"
Advanced Materials, Vol. 36, Issue 21, 2311894 (2024).
Authors: Qazi Muhammad Saqib (1st Author), I. Ahmad, J. Bae, J. B. Baek, et al.