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Textile-based triboelectric nanogenerator with alternating positive and negative freestanding woven structure for harvesting sliding energy in all directions

Textile-based triboelectric nanogenerator with alternating positive and negative freestanding woven structure for harvesting sliding energy in all directions
Textile-based triboelectric nanogenerator with alternating positive and negative freestanding woven structure for harvesting sliding energy in all directions
A novel textile-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) with woven structure operating in freestanding triboelectric-layer mode, defined as a woven-TENG, has been developed. Whereas most woven-structured TENGs operate in contact-separation mode and consist of one type of triboelectric material, this woven-TENG comprises woven electrodes and woven strips of positive and negative triboelectric material, which form a checker-like pattern over the electrodes with matching periodicity. The implementation of the positive and negative triboelectric material significantly improves the performance of the woven-TENG. Furthermore, in contrast to the conventional grating-structured and woven-structured TENG, which are designed to operate only in one moving direction, this new design also allows the woven-TENG to harvest energy from all-planar directions of movement. The woven-TENG with woven strips of nylon and polytetrafluoroethylenevinyl (PTFE) fabric can generate a root mean square (RMS) open-circuit voltage of 62.9 V, an RMS short-circuit current of 1.77 µA and a maximum RMS power of 34.8 µW at a load resistance of 50 MΩ, a mechanical oscillation of 2 Hz and a contact force of 5 N. This corresponds to a maximum RMS power density of 5.43 mW/m2.
All directions harvester, E-textile, Triboelectric nanogenerator, Woven structure
2211-2855
Paosangthong, Watcharapong
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Torah, Russel
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Beeby, Stephen
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Wagih, Mahmoud
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Paosangthong, Watcharapong
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Torah, Russel
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Beeby, Stephen
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Wagih, Mahmoud
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Paosangthong, Watcharapong, Torah, Russel, Beeby, Stephen and Wagih, Mahmoud (2021) Textile-based triboelectric nanogenerator with alternating positive and negative freestanding woven structure for harvesting sliding energy in all directions. Nano Energy, 92, [106739]. (doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106739).

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A novel textile-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) with woven structure operating in freestanding triboelectric-layer mode, defined as a woven-TENG, has been developed. Whereas most woven-structured TENGs operate in contact-separation mode and consist of one type of triboelectric material, this woven-TENG comprises woven electrodes and woven strips of positive and negative triboelectric material, which form a checker-like pattern over the electrodes with matching periodicity. The implementation of the positive and negative triboelectric material significantly improves the performance of the woven-TENG. Furthermore, in contrast to the conventional grating-structured and woven-structured TENG, which are designed to operate only in one moving direction, this new design also allows the woven-TENG to harvest energy from all-planar directions of movement. The woven-TENG with woven strips of nylon and polytetrafluoroethylenevinyl (PTFE) fabric can generate a root mean square (RMS) open-circuit voltage of 62.9 V, an RMS short-circuit current of 1.77 µA and a maximum RMS power of 34.8 µW at a load resistance of 50 MΩ, a mechanical oscillation of 2 Hz and a contact force of 5 N. This corresponds to a maximum RMS power density of 5.43 mW/m2.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 November 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 27 November 2021
Published date: 27 November 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ( EPSRC ) for supporting this research with grant reference EP/P010164/1. The work of Steve Beeby was supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering under the Chairs in Emerging Technologies Scheme. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords: All directions harvester, E-textile, Triboelectric nanogenerator, Woven structure

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Local EPrints ID: 453232
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/453232
ISSN: 2211-2855
PURE UUID: cfd47d31-e8c6-4f0e-872a-37bdb0d17d75
ORCID for Russel Torah: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5598-2860
ORCID for Stephen Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759
ORCID for Mahmoud Wagih: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7806-4333

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Date deposited: 11 Jan 2022 17:40
Last modified: 09 Oct 2024 02:07

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Author: Watcharapong Paosangthong
Author: Russel Torah ORCID iD
Author: Stephen Beeby ORCID iD
Author: Mahmoud Wagih ORCID iD

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