Nanogenerator
Materials
Columns: Material | Type | Geometry | Output voltage | Output power | Synthesis | Researched at
ZnO (n-type) | Wurtzite | D: ~100nm, L: 200~500nm | V P =~9 mV @ R=500MΩ | ~0.5 pW per cycle (estimated) | CVD, hydrothermal process | Georgia Tech. | ZnO (p-type) | Wurtzite | D: ~50nm, L: ~600nm | V P =50~90 mV @ R=500MΩ | 5~16.2 pW per cycle (calculated) | CVD | Georgia Tech. | ZnO-ZnS | Wurtzite (Heterostructure) | Not stated | V P =~6 mV @ R=500MΩ | ~0.1 pW per cycle (calculated) | Thermal evaporation and etching | Georgia Tech. | GaN | Wurtzite | D: 25~70nm, L: 10~20 μm | V avg =~20 mV,V max =~0.35 V@ R=500MΩ | ~0.8 pW per cycle (average, calculated) | CVD | Georgia Tech. | CdS | Wurtzite | D: ~100nm, L: 1 μm | V P =~3 mV | Not stated | PVD, Hydrothermal Process | Georgia Tech. | BaTiO 3 | Pervoskite | D: ~280nm, L: ~15 μm | V P =~25 mV @ R=100MΩ | ~0.3 aJ per cycle (stated) | High temperature chemical reaction | UIUC