Meti, S.Hosangadi Prutvi, H.P.Rahman, M.R.Bhat, K.U.2026-02-052021Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2021, 32, 15, pp. 20351-203619574522https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06545-7https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/23141Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have marked their applications in various fields, most importantly, in medical devices. The electrical output of the TENGs mainly concentrated on parameters such as electrode separation distance, applied mechanical pressure, surface charge density, and overlapping surface area. The surface area of the active layer in TENGs plays a crucial role. Given this, the present contribution is the first report on the utilization of lanthanum oxide (La<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>) as an active material with a large surface area (~ 72.33 m2/g) in TENGs. The nanocrystals of La<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> have been successfully embedded into TENGs architecture through a high-quality screen-printed film with a Teflon-counter surface. The in-house test-rig of TENGs resulted in an output open-circuit voltage of 120 V and a short-circuit current of 23.7 ?A. Further, the maximum power density is 7.125 W/m2 at an external load resistance of 30 M?. These results suggest that La<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> is a suitable contender in various self-powered devices. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.NanocrystalsNanogeneratorsOpen circuit voltageTemperatureTriboelectricityElectrical outputElectrode separationHydrothermal processLarge surface areaLow temperaturesMaximum power densityMechanical pressureOxide nanocrystalsLanthanum oxides