One-Step Fabrication of Transparent and Flexible Nanotopographical-Triboelectric Nanogenerators via Thermal Nanoimprinting of Thermoplastic Fluoropolymers

Dongwhi Choi; Donghyeon Yoo; Dong Sung Kim

doi:10.1002/adma.201503802

One-Step Fabrication of Transparent and Flexible Nanotopographical-Triboelectric Nanogenerators via Thermal Nanoimprinting of Thermoplastic Fluoropolymers

Adv Mater. 2015 Dec 2;27(45):7386-94. doi: 10.1002/adma.201503802. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

Authors

Dongwhi Choi¹, Donghyeon Yoo¹, Dong Sung Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 790-784, South Korea.

PMID: 26469097
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503802

Abstract

Using thermal nanoimprinting, a novel transparent and flexible nanotopographical triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), with simultaneous nanoreplication and integration of the contact layer with the electrode layer, is first demonstrated. It is expected that the present rapid one-step fabrication methodology well give "disposability" to the TENG with extremely reduced manufacturing costs, which may allay commercialization concerns.

Keywords: one-step fabrication; thermal nanoimprinting; thermoplastic fluoropolymers; transparent devices; triboelectric nanogenerators.