IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/sae/engenv/v36y2025i3p1309-1320.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Comparative analysis of triboelectric behavior of natural waste biomaterials and green energy harvesting

Author

Listed:
  • Jaspreet Kaur
  • Ravinder Singh Sawhney
  • Harminder Singh
  • Manjit Sandhu
  • Rajdeep Singh Sohal
  • Amandeep Singh
  • Maninder Singh
  • Sandeep Kaur

Abstract

This study examines the triboelectric behavior of fibers that are readily available and were obtained from the bombax ceiba tree (BOM) and the calotropis plant (CALO). A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is fabricated from these fibers as charge-generating layers that produce a charge by contact electrification. The properties of these fibers which include surface morphology and crystallographic nature are examined using different characterization techniques. Scanning electron microscopy images reflect more roughness in CALO as compared to BOM whereas both materials show an almost amorphous nature in X-ray diffraction data. Further, both materials show tribopositive nature when tested against polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and nylon. While examining their electrical performance, the CALO–PTFE pair produced 11.1 V while 10.7 V is generated from the BOM–PTFE pair. These combinations are capable of illuminating multiple light-emitting diodes of the green spectrum and can derive one digital calculator. Lastly, the dependency of TENG performance on the contact area of active layers is analyzed. From the results obtained, it is concluded that these materials can potentially power small electronic gadgets and can contribute to the growth of a sustainable civilization.

Suggested Citation

  • Jaspreet Kaur & Ravinder Singh Sawhney & Harminder Singh & Manjit Sandhu & Rajdeep Singh Sohal & Amandeep Singh & Maninder Singh & Sandeep Kaur, 2025. "Comparative analysis of triboelectric behavior of natural waste biomaterials and green energy harvesting," Energy & Environment, , vol. 36(3), pages 1309-1320, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:1309-1320
    DOI: 10.1177/0958305X231193873
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0958305X231193873
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1177/0958305X231193873?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:1309-1320. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: SAGE Publications (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.