title: Active micro-actuators for optical modulation based on a planar sliding triboelectric nanogenerator.
abstract: Based on a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), the first active micro-actuator for optical modulation driven by mechanical energy without external power or mechanical joint is presented. This demonstrates the enormous potential of TENGs for independent and sustainable self-powered micro/nano electromechanical systems, and opens up new -applications of TENGs in triboelectric-voltage-controlled devices.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yaokun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Changbao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Zhong Lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
keywords: MEMS; actuators; nanogenerators; optical modulation; piezoelectric bimorphs; triboelectric effect