With the contemplations of ecological and environmental
issues
related to energy harvesting, piezoelectric nanogenerators (PNGs)
may be an accessible, sustainable, and abundant elective wellspring
of energy in the future. The PNGs’ power output, however, is
dependent on the mechanical energy input, which will be intermittent
if the mechanical energy is not continuous. This is a fatal flaw for
electronics that need continuous power. Here, a self-charging flexible
supercapacitor (PSCFS) is successfully realized that can harvest sporadic
mechanical energy, convert it to electrical energy, and simultaneously
store power. Initially, chemically processed multimetallic oxide,
namely, copper cobalt nickel oxide (CuCoNiO4) is amalgamated
within the poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) framework in different
wt % to realize high-performance PNGs. The combination of CuCoNiO4 as filler creates a notable electroactive phase inside the
PVDF matrix, and the composite realized by combining 1 wt % CuCoNiO4 with PVDF, coined as PNCU 1, exhibits the highest electroactive
phase (>86%). Under periodic hammering (∼100 kPa), PNGs
fabricated
with this optimized composite film deliver an instantaneous voltage
of ∼67.9 V and a current of ∼4.15 μA. Furthermore,
PNG 1 is ingeniously integrated into a supercapacitor to construct
PSCFS, using PNCU 1 as a separator and CuCoNiO4 nanowires
on carbon cloth (CC) as the positive and negative electrodes. The
self-charging behavior of the rectifier-free storage device was established
under bending deformation. The PSCFS device exhibits ∼845 mV
from its initial open-circuit potential ∼35 mV in ∼220
s under periodic bending of 180° at a frequency of 1 Hz. The
PSCFS can power up various portable electronic appliances such as
calculators, watches, and LEDs. This work offers a high-performance,
self-powered device that can be used to replace bulky batteries in
everyday electronic devices by harnessing mechanical energy, converting
mechanical energy from its environment into electrical energy.