Abstract
Highly stretchable 2D fabrics are prepared by weaving fibers for a fabric-structured triboelectric nanogenerator (FTENG). The fibers mainly consist of Al wires and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) tubes with a high-aspect-ratio nanotextured surface with vertically aligned nanowires. The fabrics were produced by interlacing the fibers, which was bonded to a waterproof fabric for all-weather use for fabric-structured triboelectric nanogenerator (FTENG). It showed a stable high-output voltage and current of 40 V and 210 μA, corresponding to an instantaneous power output of 4 mW. The FTENG also exhibits high robustness behavior even after 25% stretching, enough for use in smart clothing applications and other wearable electronics. For wearable applications, the nanogenerator was successfully demonstrated in applications of footstep-driven large-scale power mats during walking and power clothing attached to the elbow.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6394-6400 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Nano |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 23 Jun 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 American Chemical Society.
Keywords
- fabric
- fiber
- strechable
- triboelectric nanogenerator
- wearable device