Wearable triboelectric nanogenerator using a plasma-etched PDMS–CNT composite for a physical activity sensor

Abstract

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have recently shown promising potential as effective energy harvesters using human motion energy. We propose a flexible TENG with a fluorocarbon plasma-etched polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)–carbon nanotube (CNT).

A Self‐Powered Smart Roller‐Bearing Based on a Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Measurement of Rotation Movement

“…The output voltage with a resistance region from ≈100 to 10 8 Ω is shown in Figure S4 in the Supporting Information. This tendency of the output voltage increasing with higher external resistance was very similar to that of other TENGs and the theory of sliding‐mode TENG . Meanwhile, the output power of the smart bearing increased in the resistance region to 5 MΩ and then decreased under a larger load (>10 MΩ).…”

“…Recently, TENGs are one of the most promising emerging technologies in various areas such as energy harvesting, mechanical/chemical sensors, self‐powered electrochemical systems, biomedical monitoring, etc. As an aspect of triboelectric sensors, because electric signals are generated by contact or friction between different objects which have different charge affinities, the triboelectric effect is a very useful phenomenon.…”

Polymer nanocomposite-enabled high-performance triboelectric nanogenerator with self-healing capability

“…S2 †). 34,35 GP-PDMS composites were fabricated through simple mechanical mixing. The GP-PDMS lm was also cut into strips using a scalpel and positioned under a conventional NIR lamp.…”

Rapid Microwave Polymerization of Porous Nanocomposites with Piezoresistive Sensing Function

“…Flexible and stretchable elastomers, such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), have been employed as the matrix and broadly used in the development of porous nanocomposites. Due to its high flexibility, large Poisson ratio, transparency, and biocompatibility, PDMS has been widely reported in literature for the development of flexible nanocomposites [4][5][6]. These attributes have led to its use in the development of highly flexible and stretchable nanocomposite strain sensors and pressure sensors for several different applications [7,8].…”