Recently, interest in the field of energy harvesting has increased with the increase in usage of portable electronic devices and wearable electronic devices. Energy harvesting is a study that converts waste energy into usable electrical energy by recy...
Recently, interest in the field of energy harvesting has increased with the increase in usage of portable electronic devices and wearable electronic devices. Energy harvesting is a study that converts waste energy into usable electrical energy by recycling it. Among them, the triboelectric nanogenerator is a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy using the triboelectric effect. Triboelectric nanogenerators are being
studied to diversify energy sources such as the human body, wind, and waves, and to increase energy conversion efficiency in terms of device structure and materials. However, in the case of triboelectrification, the fundamental operating mechanism has not been clarified, so it faces limitations in terms of future research and development. Triboelectrification mechanism models based on work function differences and overlapping electron clouds that have been adopted so far have limitations in explaining the temperature dependence of triboelectric-charges.
In this paper, to solve these limitations, we measure the output change according to the temperature change using the organic ferroelectric PVDF to provide a clue to the understanding of the charge transfer mechanism in triboelectrification. To achieve the research goal, the method of manufacturing high-quality ferroelectric polymer was analyzed by studying the quality degradation caused by humidity when manufacturing ferroelectric polymer using the sol-gel method. Afterwards, the correct evaluation method for the basic physical properties of ferroelectric materials according to the temperature was studied. For the fabricated sample, Young's modulus, and electric polarization. Basic physical properties such as piezoelectricity were analyzed. In addition, a ferroelectric triboelectric nanogenerator was fabricated to quantify triboelectric charge according to the temperature. A quantitative study on the amount of triboelectric charge generated according to the change of piezoelectricity and electric polarization was conducted, and it was shown that triboelectric charge can be transferred by the electrons and materials. A new mechanism for the movement of triboelectric charge was proposed by introducing an interface barrier by analyzing the movement of triboelectric charge according to temperature. Through this study, we will provide a clue to understand the mechanism on triboelectricity of ferroelectric materials.