In this paper, an entirely new approach for thermal energy harvesting is developed by paring triboelectric effect to magneto-thermoelectric generator. The magneto-thermo-triboelectric generator(MTTG) proposed can provide costeffective thermal energy c...
In this paper, an entirely new approach for thermal energy harvesting is developed by paring triboelectric effect to magneto-thermoelectric generator. The magneto-thermo-triboelectric generator(MTTG) proposed can provide costeffective thermal energy conversion of low grade thermal energy to electrical energy. Its design is based on the concept of triboelectric effect and active ferromagnetic materials with second order phase transition. Increasing the interface contact area of triboelectric layers can raise the efficiency of triboelectric conversion. We characterize the interface contact pressure properties of the developed device. We also demonstrate an example of tunable design for enhanced device with the improved interface contact pressure.