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All-in-one self-powered flexible microsystems based on triboelectric nanogenerators
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In this article, the feasibility of self-powered flexible micro-systems by introducing the technology of TENG around the following major categories: working principles, advanced materials, Teng-based active sensors, TENG-powered actuators, and integrated microsystems.About:
This article is published in Nano Energy.The article was published on 2018-05-01. It has received 237 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wearable technology.read more
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A bionic stretchable nanogenerator for underwater sensing and energy harvesting.
Yang Zou,Puchuan Tan,Bojing Shi,Bojing Shi,Han Ouyang,Dongjie Jiang,Zhuo Liu,Zhuo Liu,Hu Li,Hu Li,Min Yu,Chan Wang,Xuecheng Qu,Luming Zhao,Yubo Fan,Zhong Lin Wang,Zhong Lin Wang,Zhou Li +17 more
TL;DR: A bionic stretchable nanogenerator for underwater energy harvesting that mimics the structure of ion channels on the cytomembrane of electrocyte in an electric eel is reported, capable of harvesting energy and multi-position motion monitoring underwater.
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More than energy harvesting – Combining triboelectric nanogenerator and flexible electronics technology for enabling novel micro-/nano-systems
TL;DR: In this article, a review of progress development of triboelectric nanogenerators and flexible electronics technology is firstly reviewed, and then various micro-/nano-systems enabled by the integration of TEN and FEN are presented to show the feasibility to achieve sustainable functional systems.
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Graphene-based wearable piezoresistive physical sensors
TL;DR: In this article, the current state-of-the-art developments are discussed of flexible sensors made of 1D fibrous, 2D planar and 3D cellular interconnected graphene architectures for detecting physiological strains, tactile pressures and temperatures.
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Self-powered electronic skin based on the triboelectric generator
TL;DR: In this article, a self-powered e-skin based on a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) was developed to imitate the human skin and achieve multifunctions of sensing including pressure, position, strain, sliding and so on.
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Advanced Multimaterial Electronic and Optoelectronic Fibers and Textiles
TL;DR: A series of scientific and technological breakthroughs in the fundamental understanding of the fluid dynamics, rheology, and tailoring of materials microstructures at play in the thermal drawing process are presented and critically discussed.
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Flexible triboelectric generator
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate a simple, low cost and effective approach of using the charging process in friction to convert mechanical energy into electric power for driving small electronics, which is fabricated by stacking two polymer sheets made of materials having distinctly different triboelectric characteristics, with metal films deposited on the top and bottom of the assembled structure.
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Triboelectric Nanogenerators as New Energy Technology for Self-Powered Systems and as Active Mechanical and Chemical Sensors
TL;DR: This paper reviews the fundamentals of the TENG in the three basic operation modes: vertical contact-separation mode, in-plane sliding mode, and single-electrode mode and predicts that a better enhancement of the output power density will be achieved in the next few years.
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An ultra-lightweight design for imperceptible plastic electronics
Martin Kaltenbrunner,Tsuyoshi Sekitani,Tsuyoshi Sekitani,Jonathan T. Reeder,Jonathan T. Reeder,Tomoyuki Yokota,Kazunori Kuribara,Takeyoshi Tokuhara,Michael Drack,Reinhard Schwödiauer,Ingrid Graz,Simona Bauer-Gogonea,Siegfried Bauer,Takao Someya,Takao Someya +14 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a platform that makes electronics both virtually unbreakable and imperceptible on polyimide polysilicon elastomers, which can be operated at high temperatures and in aqueous environments.
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Progress in triboelectric nanogenerators as a new energy technology and self-powered sensors
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the four modes, their theoretical modelling, and the applications of TENGs for harvesting energy from human motion, walking, vibration, mechanical triggering, rotating tire, wind, flowing water and more as well as self-powered sensors is provided in this article.
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Transparent Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Pressure Sensors Based on Micropatterned Plastic Films
TL;DR: A new high-output, flexible and transparent nanogenerator by using transparent polymer materials that far surpassed that exhibited by the unstructured films and gave an output voltage of up to 18 V at a current density of ∼0.13 μA/cm(2).