Wearable nanofiber-based triboelectric nanogenerator for body motion energy harvesting

Wenjian Li, Debarun Sengupta, Yutao Pei, Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli*

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Abstract

Self-powered wearable devices are gaining increasing attention to fulfil the sensing and energy harvesting needs for the next-generation wearable systems and body sensor networks. Here, we developed a wearable, flexible and lightweight nanofiber-based triboelectric nanogenearator (NF-TENG) for body motion energy harvesting. Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and nylon were electrospun into nanofiber films to form the two triboelectric materials. Under a load force of 10 N, the NF-TENG could generate an output voltage of 140 V, current of 0.5 µA and transferred charges of 50 nC. Preliminary body energy harvesting applications of the proposed NF-TENG were demonstrated, wherein the NF-TENG was able to generate an output voltage of 8 V and 10 V during typing and elbow bending, respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS)
PublisherIEEE
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-9173-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5-Jul-2021
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS) - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 20-Jun-202123-Jun-2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS)
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityManchester
Period20/06/202123/06/2021

Keywords

  • triboelectric nanogenerator
  • PVDF nanofiber
  • nylon nanofiber
  • body motion energy harvesting

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