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Energy Harvesting Materials: Super‐Flexible Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting from Gentle Wind and as an Active Deformation Sensor (Adv. Funct. Mater. 19/2013)
Author(s) -
Lee Sangmin,
Bae SungHwan,
Lin Long,
Yang Ya,
Park Chan,
Kim SangWoo,
Cha Seung Nam,
Kim Hyunjin,
Park Young Jun,
Wang Zhong Lin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370091
Subject(s) - materials science , nanogenerator , nanowire , foil method , conformable matrix , energy harvesting , substrate (aquarium) , optoelectronics , electrode , nanotechnology , coating , composite material , energy (signal processing) , piezoelectricity , statistics , oceanography , mathematics , chemistry , geology
To construct super‐flexible and conformable nanogenerators, ZnO nanowires are grown on 18‐μm‐thick Al foil, which is used as both the electrode and the substrate. Coating the Al foil with poly(methyl methacrylate) before the growth of ZnO nanowires results in a high‐throughput process due to complete insulation between the as‐grown ZnO nanowires and the Al foil. As reported by Zhong Lin Wang and co‐workers on page 2445 , this super‐flexible nanogenerator shows potential as an energy harvester from a waving flag and as a self‐powered sensor for detecting skin movement.