FLEXIBLE TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATORS FOR A SELF CHARGING SYSTEM IN MOBILE ELECTRONICS

Abstract: Textile triboelectric nano-generators (TENGs) are promising solution for wearable, self-powered sensing technology. However, to develop textile TENGs with high output power in adaptable devices using industrial textile compatible techniques for embedded textile electronics is still challenging.

In this work, a flexible triboelectric textile is developed by using printed graphene electrodes and the textile as a triboelectric pair with different deposition methods. The flexible TENG exhibits steady output performance under heavy deformation and their sensitivity to movement was investigated as a wearable sensor to monitor biomechanical movements.

This work paves the door for the seamless incorporation of self-powered wearable sensing technology into textiles by offering a flexible method for creating flexible triboelectric textile fabrics using industrially suitable printing textile processes.