{"title":"Fish Schooling Effect Triboelectric Nanogenerators Array","authors":"Sheng Zhang , Zhaojuan Shi , Xiuci Yuan , Yifan Qiu , Changguo Xue , Yabo Zhu , Cheng Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111263","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) based on vortex-induced vibration has great potential in harvesting low-velocity fluid energy. However, the mutual interference between bluff bodies can weaken the conversion of fluid energy into electrical energy. Herein, based on the energy transfer mechanism in fish schooling movement, the fish schooling effect (FSE) TENGs array (FSE-TENGs) is proposed for harvesting fluid kinetic energy. Specifically, the bluff bodies array with double-fin structure is designed in fish schooling diamond arrangement. Meanwhile, the balls-TENG is placed inside each bluff body to form FSE-TENGs. The results show that there is mutual interference between bluff bodies. Interestingly, the bluff bodies array designed by imitating the FSE can effectively alleviate this mutual interference phenomenon. And the downstream bluff body can effectively capture the energy in the wake of the upstream bluff body. Based on this energy transfer mechanism, the TENG located upstream can significantly increase the electrical energy output of the downstream TENGs. At flow velocity of 2.28<!--> <!-->m/s, FSE-TENGs can generate output power of 0.2<!--> <!-->mW/m<sup>3</sup>. In the demonstration, it can effectively harvest the airflow energy and convert it into electrical energy for early warning, and provide multiple times and stable power supplies for thermohygrometers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":394,"journal":{"name":"Nano Energy","volume":"142 ","pages":"Article 111263"},"PeriodicalIF":16.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nano Energy","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211285525006226","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) based on vortex-induced vibration has great potential in harvesting low-velocity fluid energy. However, the mutual interference between bluff bodies can weaken the conversion of fluid energy into electrical energy. Herein, based on the energy transfer mechanism in fish schooling movement, the fish schooling effect (FSE) TENGs array (FSE-TENGs) is proposed for harvesting fluid kinetic energy. Specifically, the bluff bodies array with double-fin structure is designed in fish schooling diamond arrangement. Meanwhile, the balls-TENG is placed inside each bluff body to form FSE-TENGs. The results show that there is mutual interference between bluff bodies. Interestingly, the bluff bodies array designed by imitating the FSE can effectively alleviate this mutual interference phenomenon. And the downstream bluff body can effectively capture the energy in the wake of the upstream bluff body. Based on this energy transfer mechanism, the TENG located upstream can significantly increase the electrical energy output of the downstream TENGs. At flow velocity of 2.28 m/s, FSE-TENGs can generate output power of 0.2 mW/m3. In the demonstration, it can effectively harvest the airflow energy and convert it into electrical energy for early warning, and provide multiple times and stable power supplies for thermohygrometers.
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