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Robust Impact Effect and Super-Lyophobic Reduced Galinstan on Polymers Applied for Energy Harvester
oleh: Husheng Chen, Shilong Hu, Yuan Jin, Aibing Zhang, Licheng Hua, Jianke Du, Guangyong Li
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2022-09-01 |
Deskripsi
In this paper, we present a novel reduced Galinstan-based microfluidic energy harvester, which can converse kinetic energy to electricity from an arbitrary vibration source. Firstly, the wetting behaviors of reduced Galinstan are performed, which shows a robust impact effect on polymer substrates. Moreover, the electric circuit model of the reduced Galinstan-based energy harvester is made and discussed by the use of the EDLCs (electrical double layer capacitors). After modeling, the microfluidic energy harvester with coplanar microfluidic channels is designed and fabricated. Finally, the performance of the microfluidic energy harvester is investigated, which can harvest multi-direction vibration energy. The experiment results demonstrate that the novel reduced Galinstan-based microfluidic energy harvester is suitably and uniquely applied in a complex vibration environment.