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. 2023 May 23;17(12):11087–11219. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12458

Figure 45.

Figure 45

(a) A droplet-based electricity generator (DEG) with high instantaneous power. (a)-(i) Schematic diagram and optical image of DEG devices. (a)-(ii) the output voltage and current of DEG compared with control device. (a)-(iii) Circuit model of DEG. Reproduced from ref (435). Copyright 2020, Elsevier. (b) The single electrode droplet-based electricity generator (SE-DEG). (b)-(i) The working mechanism of negatively charged surface and positively charged surface. (b)-(ii) The simulations of positive charge concentration corresponding to the negatively charged surface and positively charged surface when the droplet contacts the single electrode. (b)-(iii) The equivalent circuit model of SE-DEG. Reproduced from ref (436). Copyright 2021, Elsevier. (c) The direct current droplet-based electricity generator (DC-DEG) inspired by thunderbolts. (c)-(i) Structure of the DC-DEG. (c)-(ii) The working mechanism and equivalent circuit of the DC-DEG. Reproduced from ref (437). Copyright 2021, Elsevier. (d) A biodegradable TENG (FBD-TENG) Based on Leaves of Living Plants. (d)-(i) Schematic of the cross section of leaves and equivalent circuit of the FBD-TENG. (d)-(ii) Schematic of the working mechanism of the FBD-TENG. (d)-(iii) Current generated from the droplet impact onto the FED-TENG, leaf-based TENG, and Teflon-based TENG. Reproduced from ref (389). Copyright 2020, American Chemical Society.