performance enhanced to 175 V and 10 µA. ZIF-62/Teflon charges a 1 µF capacitor in 150 s
and showed endurance for 21 h with good stability till a relative humidity of 60%. ZIF-62/
Teflon TENG was integrated with the human body for energy harvesting based on body
motions during exercises and the number of voltage peaks helps as a fitness tracker.
Hajraet al. investigated cyclodextrin (CD) MOF having Na as the metal centers [36].
This is a major development towards bio-compatible MOF TENG as the biocompatibility
of ZIF-based MOF is not consistent. They have studied the α, ß, and γ CD MOF as a
positive layer and Teflon as a negative layer in multiunit Z-shape vertical separation
mode. Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) is used to characterize the surface poten
tials of α, ß, and γ CD MOFs. They followed the trend α > γ > ß CD MOF. The difference in
surface potentials originated due to the structure of ligands as all CD MOFs showed
similar surface roughness at higher scan rates. The TENG performances of the devices
agree with KPFM analysis showing the high output voltage of 152 V for α CD MOF/
Teflon TENG with 1.3 µA current and 14.3 nC charge. The α CD MOF/Teflon TENG was
used to charge a capacitor using a bridge rectifier to convert the AC output of the TENG
to DC power. It was attached to the human body and shoes to harness the energy pro
duced during daily activities like walking and jogging.
PENG works on the principle of piezoelectricity i.e., the voltage difference will be
generated across the materials under the application of force. The voltage across the
material will be generated due to the change in the center of mass of anions and cations in
the material. The reverse process is also possible where voltage difference across the
material will induce stress in the material named the inverse piezoelectric effect. The
applications of PENG are more versatile than TENG. They can be used in smart textiles,
ultrasonic transducers, and the transportation sector. The structure of the piezoelectric
device is very simple with piezoelectric material sandwiched between two electrodes.
Piezoelectric devices can be operated in different modes based on the nature of applied
pressure like compression, shear, and expansion. Ceramics that does not have a center of
symmetry such as quartz, ZnO, etc.; polymers such as PVDF, PTFE, etc.; and biomaterials
such as cellulose, onion skin, etc. show piezoelectric properties. Piezoceramics show
higher conversion efficiencies than piezopolymers, but they cannot handle high strains
due to their brittle nature. So, composites of both were developed to combine their
benefits. Multifunctional PENG sensors are more accurate than TENG-based sensors as
they suffer from static electricity, humidity, and temperature changes. MOFs are used as
nanofillers in piezopolymers owing to their crystalline nature, porosity, and surface
functionalities. MOFs have also been introduced in PENG to improve the properties of
PENG for different applications.
Moghadam et al. developed zirconium-based MOF PVDF composite PENG by the
electrospinning method for self-powered arterial pulse monitoring [37]. Incorporation of
MOF into PVDF increased the piezoelectric constant by 3.4 times with 3% MOF loading
and 4.4 times with 5% MOF loading owing to the increased order of crystallinity and
polar β phase PVDF content in the composite. PVDF MOF composite nanofibers were
sandwiched between copper-coated aluminum foils. The PVDF-MOF composite showed
a peak-to-peak voltage of 600 mV under an applied force of 5 N. They used it as a
wearable sensor for monitoring the pulse signals of a human, which is discussed in the
next section.
Ferroelectric materials are analogous to ferromagnetic materials that produce electric
field polarization in absence of an electric field. All ferroelectric materials show a pie
zoelectric effect due to the absence of center symmetry. In this aspect, Roy et al. devel
oped a self-polarized ferroelectric device for non-invasive health monitoring applications
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