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Nano Research 2023, 16(5): 7518-7526 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5273-7
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Scalable one-step wet-spinning of triboelectric fibers for large-area power and sensing textiles

Show Author's Information Chuan Ning1,2,  Chuanhui Wei1,3,  Feifan Sheng1,  Renwei Cheng1,3,  Yingying Li1,  Guoqiang Zheng2,  Kai Dong1,3( ),  Zhong Lin Wang1,3,4( )
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Mold (Ministry of Education), Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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triboelectric nanogenerators, self-powered sensing, coaxial wet spinning, scale production, large-area integration
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Textile-based electronic devices have attracted increasing interest in recent years due to their wearability, breathability, and comfort. Among them, textile-based triboelectric nanogenerators (T-TENGs) exhibit remarkable advantages in mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. However, there are still some key challenges to the development and application of triboelectric fibers (the basic unit of T-TENG). Scalable production and large-scale integration are still significant factors hindering its application. At the same time, there are some difficulties to overcome in the manufacturing process, such as achieving good stretchability and a quick production, overcoming incompatibility between conductive and triboelectric materials. In this study, triboelectric fibers are produced continuously by one-step coaxial wet spinning. They are only 0.18 mm in diameter and consist of liquid metal (LM) core and polyurethane (PU) sheath. Due to the good mechanical properties between them, there is no interface incompatibility of the triboelectric fibers. In addition, triboelectric fibers can be made into large areas of T-TENG by means of digital embroidery and plain weave. The T-TENGs can be used for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. When they are fixed on the forearm can monitor various strokes in badminton. This work provides a promising strategy for the large-scale fabrication and large-area integration of triboelectric fibers, and promotes the development of wearable T-TENGs.


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Scalable one-step wet-spinning of triboelectric fibers for large-area power and sensing textiles

Show Author's information Chuan Ning1,2, Chuanhui Wei1,3, Feifan Sheng1, Renwei Cheng1,3, Yingying Li1, Guoqiang Zheng2, Kai Dong1,3( ), Zhong Lin Wang1,3,4( )
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Mold (Ministry of Education), Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
School of Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA

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Textile-based electronic devices have attracted increasing interest in recent years due to their wearability, breathability, and comfort. Among them, textile-based triboelectric nanogenerators (T-TENGs) exhibit remarkable advantages in mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. However, there are still some key challenges to the development and application of triboelectric fibers (the basic unit of T-TENG). Scalable production and large-scale integration are still significant factors hindering its application. At the same time, there are some difficulties to overcome in the manufacturing process, such as achieving good stretchability and a quick production, overcoming incompatibility between conductive and triboelectric materials. In this study, triboelectric fibers are produced continuously by one-step coaxial wet spinning. They are only 0.18 mm in diameter and consist of liquid metal (LM) core and polyurethane (PU) sheath. Due to the good mechanical properties between them, there is no interface incompatibility of the triboelectric fibers. In addition, triboelectric fibers can be made into large areas of T-TENG by means of digital embroidery and plain weave. The T-TENGs can be used for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. When they are fixed on the forearm can monitor various strokes in badminton. This work provides a promising strategy for the large-scale fabrication and large-area integration of triboelectric fibers, and promotes the development of wearable T-TENGs.

Keywords: triboelectric nanogenerators, self-powered sensing, coaxial wet spinning, scale production, large-area integration

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Received: 07 September 2022
Revised: 15 October 2022
Accepted: 31 October 2022
Published: 12 January 2023
Issue date: May 2023

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The authors are grateful for the support received from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22109012), Natural Science Foundation of the Beijing Municipality (Nos. L222037 and 2212052), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. E1E46805).

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