Waterproof and stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator for biomechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing

Xuexian Chen; Liming Miao; Hang Guo; Haotian Chen; Yu Song; Zongming Su; Haixia Zhang

doi:10.1063/1.5028478

Waterproof and stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator for biomechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing

Xuexian Chen
, Liming Miao
, Hang Guo
, Haotian Chen
, Yu Song
, Zongming Su
, Haixia Zhang

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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Abstract

We introduce a waterproof and stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that can be attached on the human body, such as fingers and the wrist, to harvest mechanical energy from body movement. The whole device is composed of stretchable material, making it able to endure diverse mechanical deformations and scavenge energy from them. Under gentle mechanical motions of pressing, stretching and bending, the device with an effective area of 1 × 2 cm² can generate the peak-to-peak output current of 257.5 nA, 50.2 nA, and 33.5 nA, respectively. Besides, the TENG is tightly encapsulated, enabling it to avoid the influence of the external environment like humidity changes and harvest energy under water. Particularly, owing to the thin and soft properties of the encapsulation film, the device can respond to weak vibrations like the wrist pulse and act as a self-powered pulse sensor, which broadens its application prospects in the field of wearable energy harvesting devices and self-powered sensing systems. © 2018 Author(s).

Original language	English
Article number	203902
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	112
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5028478
Publication status	Published - 14 May 2018
Externally published	Yes

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