Materials for Triboelectric Nanogenerator A Curated Literature Overview

Dr. Smita Chaturvedi is an assistant professor of physics at the Interdisciplinary School of Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. She is also the coordinator of the physics program for the B. Sc. Blended Program for the University of Melbourne, Australia. She worked as DST Scientist at IISER Pune during 2013-2019, where she was involved in the first-hand design and execution of the research proposals on the development of nanoscale multiferroic materials and triboelectric nanogenerator for future microelectronics technology, where the low energy consumption devices are needed. She was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship in 2018 to work at Oakland University, Michigan, USA, for her research on materials for low-energy devices for IoT. She has completed several international Synchrotron Projects at DESY, Germany; KEK Photon Factory, Japan; Elettra, Italy; and DIAMOND UK synchrotrons, with the aim to understandthe crucial role of structures of multiferroic materials in determining their properties and functionalities. Throughout her research career, her work area has primarily been associated with, but not limited to, structure-property relations and applications of multiferroic nanoscale materials.

Dr. Chaturvedi has been recognized as one of the women luminaries by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), who have made a significant mark in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in 2022. She is a three-time recipient of the Women Scientist Award by the Department of Science and Technology India. In 2022, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) of India granted her the DST-TARE award to advance her work on developing materials for triboelectric nanogenerators. She was awarded the Fulbright Alumni Award in February 2023. She is an active member of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and the Society for Material Chemistry India.