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Nano Research 2022, 15(9): 8435-8441 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4443-y
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A self-powered and concealed sensor based on triboelectric nanogenerators for cultural-relic anti-theft systems

Show Author's Information Baocheng wang1,2,  Xiaoying Zhai3,  Xuelian Wei1,2,  Yapeng Shi1,2,  Xiaoqing Huo1,2,  Ruonan Li1,  Zhiyi Wu1,2,4( ),  Zhong Lin Wang1,2,4,5( )
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
College of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
Queen Mary University of London Engineering School, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
CUSTech Institute of Technology, Wenzhou 325024, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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triboelectric nanogenerator, self-powered, concealed sensor, cultural relic, anti-theft
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wang B, Zhai X, Wei X, et al. A self-powered and concealed sensor based on triboelectric nanogenerators for cultural-relic anti-theft systems. Nano Research, 2022, 15(9): 8435-8441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4443-y
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The theft prevention for cultural relics in museums, field excavation sites, and temporary exhibition events is of extreme importance. However, traditional anti-theft technologies such as infrared monitoring and radio frequency identification are highly costly, power-consuming, and easy to break. Here, a transparent, ultrathin, and flexible triboelectric sensor (TUFS) with a simple and low-cost method is proposed. With a thickness, weight, and transmittance of 92 μm, 0.12 g, and 89.4%, the TUFS manifests superb concealment. Benefiting from the characteristic of triboelectric nanogenerators, the TUFS responds effectively to common cultural-relic materials. Moreover, distinguished electrical responses can be obtained even for very small weights (10 g) and areas (1 cm2), proving the sensitivity and wide range of use of the TUFS. Finally, we construct a concealed cultural-relic anti-theft system that enables real-time alarming and accurate positioning of cultural relics, which is expected to strengthen the security level of the existing museum anti-theft systems.


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A self-powered and concealed sensor based on triboelectric nanogenerators for cultural-relic anti-theft systems

Show Author's information Baocheng wang1,2, Xiaoying Zhai3, Xuelian Wei1,2, Yapeng Shi1,2, Xiaoqing Huo1,2, Ruonan Li1, Zhiyi Wu1,2,4( ), Zhong Lin Wang1,2,4,5( )
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
College of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
Queen Mary University of London Engineering School, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
CUSTech Institute of Technology, Wenzhou 325024, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA

Abstract

The theft prevention for cultural relics in museums, field excavation sites, and temporary exhibition events is of extreme importance. However, traditional anti-theft technologies such as infrared monitoring and radio frequency identification are highly costly, power-consuming, and easy to break. Here, a transparent, ultrathin, and flexible triboelectric sensor (TUFS) with a simple and low-cost method is proposed. With a thickness, weight, and transmittance of 92 μm, 0.12 g, and 89.4%, the TUFS manifests superb concealment. Benefiting from the characteristic of triboelectric nanogenerators, the TUFS responds effectively to common cultural-relic materials. Moreover, distinguished electrical responses can be obtained even for very small weights (10 g) and areas (1 cm2), proving the sensitivity and wide range of use of the TUFS. Finally, we construct a concealed cultural-relic anti-theft system that enables real-time alarming and accurate positioning of cultural relics, which is expected to strengthen the security level of the existing museum anti-theft systems.

Keywords: triboelectric nanogenerator, self-powered, concealed sensor, cultural relic, anti-theft

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Received: 18 February 2022
Revised: 16 April 2022
Accepted: 19 April 2022
Published: 16 May 2022
Issue date: September 2022

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61503051).

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