<p>MoS<sub>2</sub>-Doped Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofiber Films Via Electrospinning for High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators</p><p><br/></p>

<p>Electrospinning enables the fabrication of nanofiber films with large active surface area, high porosity, and controllable filler orientation, offering distinct advantages for fabricating high-performance triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Here, we develop MoS<sub>2</sub>-doped electrospun polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films for TENG fabrication and reveal the underlying mechanisms of their enhanced triboelectric performance. Compared with spin-coated films, electrospun films intrinsically deliver higher output due to their fibrous morphology, while incorporation of MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets further improves the performance. TENG with the optimized 2 wt.% MoS<sub>2</sub>-PVA electrospun film reached 994.0 V, 111.0 mA·m<sup>-2</sup>, and 136.3 μC·m<sup>-2</sup>, corresponding to 3.8, 3.8, and 3.0 folds enhancements over the spin-coated pristine PVA TENG. Mechanistic studies by experiments and theoretical analysis showed that this remarkable enhancement arises from the combined effects of morphology driven enlargement of effective contact area, MoS<sub>2</sub> induced surface charge modulation, and nanosheet alignment induced piezoelectric polarization. Detailed material characterizations, COMSOL simulations, and molecular dynamic calculations provide quantitative and atomistic insights into these contributions. These results establish a coherent structure-property-performance relationship and provide design rules for durable, biocompatible, and high output TENGs, highlighting their promise for wearable energy harvesting and self-powered sensing applications.</p>

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2025-09-26
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https://doi.org/10.20517/scierxiv202509.0623.v1
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Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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&lt;p&gt;Electrospinning enables the fabrication of nanofiber films with large active surface area, high porosity, and controllable filler orientation, offering distinct advantages for fabricating high-performance triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Here, we develop MoS&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-doped electrospun polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films for TENG fabrication and reveal the underlying mechanisms of their enhanced triboelectric performance. Compared with spin-coated films, electrospun films intrinsically deliver higher output due to their fibrous morphology, while incorporation of MoS&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; nanosheets further improves the performance. TENG with the optimized 2 wt.% MoS&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-PVA electrospun film reached 994.0 V, 111.0 mA·m&lt;sup&gt;-2&lt;/sup&gt;, and 136.3 μC·m&lt;sup&gt;-2&lt;/sup&gt;, corresponding to 3.8, 3.8, and 3.0 folds enhancements over the spin-coated pristine PVA TENG. Mechanistic studies by experiments and theoretical analysis showed that this remarkable enhancement arises from the combined effects of morphology driven enlargement of effective contact area, MoS&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; induced surface charge modulation, and nanosheet alignment induced piezoelectric polarization. Detailed material characterizations, COMSOL simulations, and molecular dynamic calculations provide quantitative and atomistic insights into these contributions. These results establish a coherent structure-property-performance relationship and provide design rules for durable, biocompatible, and high output TENGs, highlighting their promise for wearable energy harvesting and self-powered sensing applications.&lt;/p&gt;

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