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ABSTRACT The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a promising device in energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. In this work, we demonstrate a magnetic-assisted TENG, utilizing the

magnetic force for electric generation. Maximum power density of 541.1 mW/m2 is obtained at 16.67 MΩ for the triboelectric part, while the electromagnetic part can provide power density of

649.4 mW/m2 at 16 Ω. Through theoretical calculation and experimental measurement, linear relationship between the tilt angle and output voltage at large angles is observed. On this basis, a

self-powered omnidirectional tilt sensor is realized by two magnetic-assisted TENGs, which can measure the magnitude and direction of the tilt angle at the same time. For visualized sensing

of the tilt angle, a sensing system is established, which is portable, intuitive and self-powered. This visualized system greatly simplifies the measure process and promotes the development

of self-powered systems. SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS HIGH-PERFORMANCE HYBRID NANOGENERATOR FOR SELF-POWERED WIRELESS MULTI-SENSING MICROSYSTEMS Article Open access 21 July 2023

EFFICIENT ENERGY CONVERSION MECHANISM AND ENERGY STORAGE STRATEGY FOR TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATORS Article Open access 02 August 2024 ACHIEVING ULTRAHIGH INSTANTANEOUS POWER DENSITY OF 10 

MW/M2 BY LEVERAGING THE OPPOSITE-CHARGE-ENHANCED TRANSISTOR-LIKE TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR (OCT-TENG) Article Open access 15 September 2021 INTRODUCTION With the rapid development of

microelectronic technology, personal electronics and wireless sensors are becoming widely used. However, traditional power supply methods, such as wires and batteries, cannot meet the need

of portability and long lifetime. By contrast, harvesting energy from the ambient environment is a promising way to power the microelectronic devices1,2. Based on electromagnetic3,4,

piezoelectric5,6,7 and electrostatic8,9 transduction mechanisms, numerous generators have been fabricated to convert mechanical energy in to electricity. Moreover, triboelectric

nanogenerators (TENGs), which couples the triboelectrification and electrostatic induction, have been proposed and studied very recently10,11. Due to the high output performance12, various

enhancing method13,14 and wide material selection15,16, TENGs have been successfully utilized in personal electronics17, biomedical systems18, electrochemical applications and human body

energy harvesting19. In addition, TENGs as self-powered active mechanical and chemical sensors20,21 have also been demonstrated. Generally, there are three types of TENG: vertical

contact-separation type12,22, in-plane sliding type23,24 and single-electrode type25,26. For each type, high open-circuit voltage (several hundred volts) can be easily achieved, which is

beneficial in the applications requiring high voltages. However, short-circuit current of the TENGs is relatively low (usually less than a few milliamps), which limits their applications.

Combining two or more energy conversion mechanisms together is an effective way to compensate the low short-circuit current of TENGs. Devices combining piezoelectric nanogenerator27,28,

pyroelectric nanogenerator29_etc_. with a TENG have been investigated and shown enhanced performance. In this work, we developed a magnetic-assisted TENG to convert mechanical energy into

electricity. The magnets in the TENG have two important roles. The first is to provide magnetic repulsive force, which is essential for the separation between two friction materials. The

second is to induce voltage in the specially designed copper electrodes, thus combining electromagnetic output together with the TENG. Output characterization of the triboelectric part and

the electromagnetic part has been conducted systematically, indicating that both large voltage and large current can be obtained in this TENG. Moreover, replacing traditional mechanical

restoring force with the magnetic force effectively prevent the TENG from mechanical fatigue. The magnetic-assisted TENG was also demonstrated as a self-powered active omnidirectional tilt

sensor. Large tilt angles can be measured in all directions and a visualized self-powered system was built to intuitively reflect the change of tilt angle. RESULTS STRUCTURE OF THE

MAGNETIC-ASSISTED TENG Structure of the magnetic-assisted TENG is shown in Figure 1a, which includes the top steel mass with the weight of 18.0 g, top NdFeB permanent magnet with the radius

of 9.5 mm and the height of 1.5 mm, silica layer, spiral-shaped electrode wrapped by polyimide and the bottom NdFeB permanent magnet with the radius of 5.0 mm and the height of 0.5 mm. Each

part is located inside a polytetrafluoroethene (PTFE) cylinder. The magnets are Nickel-plated to avoid being corroded. The top magnet also serves as the top electrode of the TENG and has an

opposite polarity with the bottom magnet, thus providing a magnetic repulsive force. Silica was coated onto the top magnet as a friction material. To convert mechanical energy into

electricity in both triboelectric and electromagnetic mechanisms, the bottom copper electrode was fabricated as spiral shape, forming a coil to generated electricity based on Faraday's

law. Polyimide was then fabricated around the spiral-shaped copper electrode as another friction material. To enhance the triboelectric output, nanostructures were created on the polyimide

surface using inductively coupled plasma (ICP). Photograph of the whole TENG is shown in Figure 1b. The fabricated TENG is cylindrical with the diameter of 2.4 cm and the height of 2.0 cm.

Photograph and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the spiral-shaped copper electrode are shown in Figure 1c, d. The width, height and spacing of the spiral are 150 μm, 18 μm and 150

 μm, respectively. SEM image of nanostructures on polyimide surface are shown in Figure 1e. WORKING PRINCIPLE Working principle of the magnetic-assisted TENG can be divided into two parts:

the triboelectric part and the electromagnetic part. Current flow generated in the triboelectric part is caused by the coupling between the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction.

According to the triboelectric series30, the silica surface will be positively charged while the polyimide surface is with negative charges after cycles of contact and separation of the two

materials. In this case, if the top and bottom electrodes are connected, charges will redistribute on both electrodes due to the electrostatic induction. Then, as shown in Figure

2a<i>, given an external force, the gap distance decreases, leading to increased electric field (_E_) between the top and bottom plates. To balance the electric field, electrons will

flow from the top electrode to the bottom electrode. When the external force is removed, the magnetic repulsive force will push the top plate to the original position, as shown in Figure

2a<ii>. This brings about the decrease of electric field, in which case a reversed current flow is produced. To verify the change of electric field, finite element method (FEM)

simulations were conducted in COMSOL software package. A 2D axisymmetric model was established and the electric potential at infinite was set as zero. Charge densities on the friction

surfaces were set as 5 μC/m2 and −5 μC/m2, respectively. By changing the gap distance, different electric field distribution is achieved as shown in Figure 2b, which is consistent with the

analyzed working process. Current flow of the electromagnetic part is caused by the electromagnetic induction. As shown in Figure 2c<i>, when applying an external force, the magnetic

flux (Φ_B_) increases with the decreasing of gap distance, thus inducing current flow in the spiral-shaped electrode. Then, by removing the external force, magnetic force makes the gap

distance increase, as shown in Figure 2c<ii>. In this case, magnetic flux decreases, causing a reversed current flow in the spiral-shaped electrode. Correspondingly, FEM simulations

about the magnetic flux density distribution were carried out. The geometry was also 2D axisymmetric with zero magnetic scalar potential at infinite. In this model, relative permeability of

the magnetic material (_i.e._, NdFeB) was set as 1.044. Magnetization of the top and bottom magnet was set as −838000 A/m and 838000 A/m in Z-direction, respectively. As shown in Figure 2d,

when the gap distance decreases, large magnetic flux density is obtained. OUTPUT CHARACTERIZATION The output performance of the magnetic-assisted TENG was measured with a 5 Hz external

force. As shown in Figure 3a, with a 100 MΩ probe, output voltage of the TENG reaches to 90 V. By connecting a 100 kΩ external resistance parallel to the TENG, output current is recorded

with a peak value of 6 μA, as shown in Figure 3b. Based on the theoretical calculation22, the output curve of TENGs is dependent on the external resistance. The external resistance will not

only affect the peak shape, but also influence the output value. Therefore, to further characterize the output performance of the TENG, output voltages under different external loads were

investigated. As shown in Figure 3c, peak output voltage raises with the increasing value of the external loads and the growth rate slows down at high resistance. As a result, peak output

power reaches maximum at 16.67 MΩ, with the value of 170 μW. Besides the triboelectric output, the movement of the magnet will induce voltage in the spiral-shaped copper electrode. The

induced voltage was first measured with a 1 MΩ probe. As shown in Figure 3d, peak voltage of 71.86 mV is achieved in the electromagnetic part. Compared with the triboelectric output, voltage

generated by the electromagnetic induction is relatively low. However, large current can be obtained thanks to the low resistance between the two ends of the spiral. The induced current was

then measured with a 0.5 Ω external resistance and peak current of 12.66 mA is achieved as shown in Figure 3e. Since the inner resistance of the electromagnetic part is low, good output

performance can be achieved at very low resistances even below 10 Ω. As verified in Figure 3f, the output voltage increases dramatically as the load resistance varies from 0 to 32 Ω and

remains almost unchanged at higher resistance. Maximum peak power of 204 μW is obtained at 16 Ω, indicating low optimized resistance of the electromagnetic part. TENG AS A SELF-POWERED

OMNIDIRECTIONAL TILT SENSOR In the separation process of two friction surfaces, gravity of the mass is used to balance the magnetic repulsive force. By reducing the radius and height of top

magnet to 5.0 mm and 0.5 mm, the magnetic repulsive force can be reduced. Furthermore, we increase the weight of top mass to 36.0 g and the gravity can balance the magnetic force at a very

short distance. When the TENG is inclined, influence of the mass gravity will be weakened, thus enhancing the separation speed and distance. The contribution of the magnetic force

(_F__M__(z)_) and gravity along the motion path (_G(θ)_) can be expressed as31: where μ_0_ is the vacuum permeability, _M_ is the magnetization of the magnet, _R_ and _H_ are the radius and

height of the cylindrical magnet, _z_ is the distance between two magnet, _m_ is the value of top mass, _g_ is the acceleration of gravity, θ is the tilt angle of the TENG and μ is the

friction coefficient between the mass and PTFE cylinder. Based on the above equations, the displacement and speed of the moving mass versus time can be calculated through a Simulink model.

When the tilt angle increases, gravity component reduces, which leads to the increment of maximum displacement. As shown in Figure 4a, the maximum displacement increases from 3.48 mm to

12.71 mm as the tilt angle changes from 0° to 90°. The time required to reach the maximum displacement also increases with the tilt angle. Due to the distance-dependent magnetic force,

velocity of the moving mass reaches maximum at a certain position. Figure 4b shows the velocity-time curve at different tilt angles, indicating that larger tilt angle contributes to faster

movement. Based on the theoretical study of the contact-mode TENG22, relative movement between the two friction surface (_i.e._, the movement of the top mass) will affect the output

performance of TENGs. A differential equation of the transferred charges can be expressed as: where _ΔQ_ is the transferred charges, _Q__0_ is the charges on the friction surface, _D(t)_ is

the movement equation, _A_ is the area of the friction surface, _R__L_ is the external load resistance, ε_0_ is the vacuum permittivity, ε_i_ and _d__i_ (_i_ = 1, 2) are the relative

permittivity and thickness of the two friction materials, respectively. Based on Equation (3), time domain output current can also be obtained from the Simulink model. In addition, by

varying the tilt angle, _D(t)_ will be changed thus affecting the output. To demonstrate the magnetic-assisted TENG as a self-powered omnidirectional tilt sensor, output measurement under

different tilt angles was first conducted. As shown in Figure 4c, normalized separation peak voltage versus tilt angle is investigated both experimentally and theoretically. When the tilt

angle is small (_i.e._, less than 30°), the peak voltage shows no significant change, due to the basically unchanged separation velocity. As the tilt angle increases (_i.e._, from 30° to

90°), the peak voltage raises and shows a nearly linear relationship with the tilt angle. The measured time domain output voltage is shown in Figure 4d. For omnidirectional sensing, two

TENGs perpendicular to each other were mounted to a cube. As illustrated in Figure 4e, in the original state, the tilt angles of the two TENGs are 0° and 90°, respectively. With an arbitrary

incline (_i.e._, tilted state in Figure 4e), the tilt angles of the two TENGs will be changed, thus affecting their output voltages. An arbitrary tilt angle can be divided into two parts:

rotating θ around X-axis and rotating φ around Y-axis. Then the tilt angles of the two TENGs (_i.e._, _TA__1_ and _TA__2_) can be expressed as: A plot demonstrating the relationship between

_TA__1_, _TA__2_ and θ, φ is shown in Figure S1 in the Supporting Information. By recording the output voltages of two TENGs, _TA__1_ and _TA__2_ can be estimated. On this basis, the value

of θ and φ can be obtained to determine the specific tilt angle. Experimental measurement was conducted under 16 tilt angles in different directions (both θ and φ vary from 0° to 90°), as

shown in Figure 4f and Figure S2. In this way, both the magnitude and direction of the tilt angle can be obtained in this self-powered tilt sensor. SELF-POWERED VISUALIZED SYSTEM In

addition, a self-powered system based on this magnetic-assisted TENG was built for visual display (see Video S1). As shown in Figure 5a, the TENG was mounted to a slope. A height adjuster

was used to change the tilt angle. The output voltage of the TENG is divided thorough a 5 MΩ resistor and then rectified through a diode, keeping only the voltage at the separation process.

The half-wave rectified voltage was then utilized to power a LCD-based visual sensor, as shown in Figure 5b. At different tilt angles, the voltage applied to the LCD-based visual sensor

changes, thus affecting the final display of the LCD. As shown in Figure 5c, when operating at the tilt angle of 60°, only the first square displays in the LCD screen. Then, as the tilt

angle increases to 70° and 80°, the second and third squares in the LCD screen become visible. This self-powered system directly converts the tilt angle information to visual display,

without the need to record and analyze the output signal. Therefore, complex measurement device can be removed, which makes the self-powered system totally electric-free. The demonstrated

visualized system greatly promotes the development of self-powered system and shows potential applications in the field of self-powered intuitive sensing. DISCUSSION This magnetic-assisted

TENG has a wider working range against the load resistance compared with previous TENGs, as plotted in Figure S3 in the Supporting Information. When the external load is at MΩ level, the

triboelectric part can provide considerable power output. As the load resistance drops to tens of ohms, power output of the triboelectric part decreases nearly to zero. Drastically reduced

power output is a common problem for traditional TENGs. In this magnetic-assisted TENG, the moving magnet and spiral-shaped electrode contribute to electromagnetic output, which broadens the

application field of the TENG at low resistances. In addition, in the working process, the restoring force is provided by two permanent magnets instead of traditional mechanical structures

such as springs or cantilevers. The magnetic repulsive force is accurate and stable, which is not affected by the mechanical fatigue. Stability of the TENG was measured with a 5 Hz periodic

external force. Detailed stability measurement is shown in Figure S4 in the Supporting Information. Compared with other tilt sensors based on electrolysis32, induction33 and optics34, this

triboelectric-based self-powered tilt sensor has the following advantages. Firstly, structure of this tilt sensor is simple, without the complicated fabrication process and liquid

environment. Secondly, high resolution of about 400 mV per 1° is achieved due to the high output voltage of the TENG. The high output voltage also makes this tilt sensor not easily affected

by the noise signal. Thirdly, tilt angle as large as 90° can be measured in all directions thanks to the two mutually perpendicular TENGs. Finally, the tilt sensor is self-powered without

any external power supply, which is energy-saving and can be applied in remote areas and emergency power outage situations. In summary, we present a magnetic-assisted TENG and demonstrate it

as a self-powered visualized omnidirectional tilt sensing system. The specially designed spiral-shaped electrode enables this TENG to generate electricity through both triboelectric and

electromagnetic mechanisms, with the peak power densities of 541.1 mW/m2 and 649.4 mW/m2, respectively. Moreover, this TENG can work at a wide range against the load resistance thanks to the

output of the electromagnetic part. By carefully controlling the mass and magnetic force, the TENG can be used as a self-powered tilt sensor, with a high resolution of 400 mV per 1°.

Theoretical calculation and experimental measurement of the output voltage at different tilt angles are conducted and shows good consistency. In addition, omnidirectional tilt sensing is

realized by two TENGs fixed perpendicular to each other. For visualized sensing, a self-powered system is established based on the LCD screen. This self-powered visualized system eliminates

the complicated measure process and brings great opportunity for the further development of self-powered systems. METHODS FABRICATION OF THE POLYIMIDE WRAPPED COPPER ELECTRODE Fabrication of

the poyimide wrpped copper electrode was conducted using a polyimide substrate with copper foils on both sides (Figure S5a). Copper was then electroplated on both sides with the thickness

of 18 μm (Figure S5b). Next, photoresist was spin coated and patterned on both sides (Figure S5c). Later, the electroplated copper on both sides was wet etched by FeCl3 (Figure S5d). After

removing the photoresist (Figure S5e), another layer of polyimide was coated on both sides as the insulate layer (Figure S5f). FABRICATION OF THE NANOSTRUCTURES ON POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATE

Nanostructures on the polyimide substrate was created using ICP. O2 with a flow rate of 10 sccm was introduced to the chamber. Power of 400 W and 100 W was set to generate and accelerate the

plasma ions. After 600 s, nanostructures were fabricated on the polyimide substrate. MEASUREMENT OF THE TENG To measure the triboelectric output voltage, a 100× probe (HP9258) was

conneceted to the oscilloscope (Agilent DSO-X 2014A). The equivalent internal resistance is 100 MΩ and the corresponding settings in the oscilloscope was adjusted to 100×. To measure the

triboelectric output current, a 100 kΩ external resistance was connected parallel to the TENG and the measured signal was calculated to the current value. In the electromagnetic part, 1 MΩ

probe was used to measure the voltage and a 0.5 Ω external resistance was parallel connected to measure the current. SIMULINK MODEL The Simulink model includes two parts: mechanical part and

electrical part. The mechanical part is established to obtain the time domain movement equation of the TENG based on the distance-dependent magnetic force. Considering the magnetic

repulsive force, gravity and the friction force, the total acceleration applied to the top mass of TENG can be expressed as: where _a_ is the acceleration, _F__M__(z)_ and _G(θ)_ has been

expressed in equation (1) and (2). Then, after two integral, time domain displacement is obtained and can be used to recalculate the magnetic force. Detailed Simulink model is shown in the

red box in Figure S6. The parameters used in the calculation are listed in Table S1. Based on the movement equation _D(t)_, electric output of the TENG can also be calculated. Through the

quasi-infinitely large plane model and Kirchhoff's law, the current can be expressed as: where _ΔQ_ is the transferred charges, _Q__0_ is the charges on the friction surface, _D(t)_ is

the movement equation, _A_ is the area of the friction surface, _R__L_ is the external load resistance, ε_0_ is the vacuum permittivity, ε_i_ and _d__i_ (_i_ = 1, 2) are the relative

permittivity and thickness of the two friction materials, respectively. Combined with an ordinary differential equation of _ΔQ_ can be obtained as: where , , . The Simulink model to slove

this differential equation is shown in the blue box in Figure S6. Calculation results by the Simulink model is shown in Figure S6. By changing the tilt angle θ, different movement equations

are obtained, which will affect the final time domain output voltage shown in Figure S6a. Detailed time domain displacement and output voltage at the tilt angle of 90° are shown in Figure

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