Facile Fabrication of Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Low-cost Thermoplastic Polymeric Fabrics for Large-area Energy Harvesting and Self-powered Sensing
writer：Fei Peng, Di Liu, Wei Zhao, Guoqiang Zheng(通訊作者), et al
keywords：Triboelectric nanogenerator， Melt blowing， Large area， Wireless display
source：期刊
specific source：Nano Energy, 2019,65, 104068
Issue time：2019年
Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) which can work as novel power provider and self-powered sensor has been in rapid development in recent years. Unfortunately, fabricating large-area TENG through a low-cost, facile, continuous and environmentally friendly method still remains a challenge but highly desired. Herein, via melt blowing technique, a low-cost, durable and large-area fabric-based triboelectric nanogenerator (FB-TENG) was fabricated. Such FB-TENG comprises of polypropylene non-woven fabrics (PP-NWF), commercial polyamide 66 fabrics (PA-66-F) and conductive fabrics (Ni@fabrics). Furthermore, it has remarkable stability even when working for a long time, showing multifunctional applications. For example, on the one hand, as a power provider, FB-TENG can drive miniature electronic products. On the other hand, as a self-powered sensor with extremely short response time, FB-TENG can collect pedestrian volume and monitor pugilism training precisely. This work paves a new way for developing FB-TENG through a low-cost, facile, continuous and environmentally friendly method, showing potential applications including self-powered motion tracking, tactile sensing and remote wireless training monitoring system.