TY - DATA T1 - Triboelectricity Generation from Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays PY - 2016/10/04 AU - Moses Oguntoye AU - Michael Johnson AU - Lawrence Pratt AU - Noshir S. Pesika UR - https://acs.figshare.com/articles/media/Triboelectricity_Generation_from_Vertically_Aligned_Carbon_Nanotube_Arrays/3993708 DO - 10.1021/acsami.6b11457.s002 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/6401472 KW - 3.20 V KW - VACNT TENG output KW - VACNT arrays 1 cm 2 KW - 20 000 KW - contact cycles KW - 0.21 μ KW - Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays KW - 0.47 μ F capacitor KW - Triboelectricity Generation KW - 4.5 V KW - PTFE counter electrodes KW - VACNT-PTFE triboelectric nanogenerator KW - triboelectric nanogenerator KW - carbon nanotube N2 - We explore the use of vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) arrays as an electrode in a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that harvests mechanical energy and converts it to electrical energy. When VACNT arrays 1 cm2 in area are mechanically contacted with PET and PTFE counter electrodes in vertical contact–separation mode, currents up to 0.16 and 0.21 μA and voltages up to 1.42 and 3.20 V are obtained, respectively. The VACNT TENG output remains stable even after more than 20 000 continuous contact cycles. A 0.47 μF capacitor is successfully charged to 4.5 V in 60 s using a VACNT-PTFE triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) prototype. ER -