Nature‐Driven Edible Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Insect Larvae Derived Chitin Biofilm for Sustainable Multifunctional Energy Harvesting

Abstract

AbstractWith the increasing demand for portable electronic devices and the shortage of conventional energy resources, energy harvesting from natural resources has gained much attention. Herein, they proposed a black soldier fly (BSF) derived chitin biofilm to fabricate high‐performance triboelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators. The physiochemical characterizations of the chitin biofilm are demonstrated by the presence of the hydroxyl group, alpha chitin, and beta chitin, which are responsible for the remarkable tribopositive, and piezoelectric function of the chitin derived from BSF. The electrical performance of the proposed work, such as voltage, current, and instantaneous power from BSF/PTFE‐based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) are exhibited at 121 V, 15 µA, and 217.8 µW, respectively. Ag/BSF/Ag piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) is generated 18 V voltage, 2.2 µA current, and 5 µW instantaneous power. Moreover, the proposed TENG and PENG devices demonstrate the ability to charge the dielectric capacitors and drive low‐power electronic devices like LEDs and a calculator. The proposed results suggested that chitin is a superior biomaterial for developing sustainable energy harvesting devices.