Open AccessHuman skin based flexible triboelectric nanogenerator using conductive elastomer and fabric films
Author(s) -
Das P.S.,
Park J.Y.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2016.3174
Subject(s) - triboelectric effect , nanogenerator , materials science , polydimethylsiloxane , flexible electronics , elastomer , electrical conductor , capacitor , optoelectronics , layer (electronics) , electrode , electronics , voltage , electrical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , engineering , chemistry , piezoelectricity
A single electrode based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) utilising a human skin as an active triboelectric layer for self‐powered wearable devices and electronics applications is presented. The proposed flexible TENG was fabricated by sandwiching a conductive elastomer and fabric films with polydimethylsiloxane through a simple and cost effective process. The fabricated device exhibited an average open‐circuit voltage and short‐circuit current of 107.2 V/0.32 μA/cm 2 and 132 V/0.5 μA/cm 2 , respectively. With the integration of rectifier circuit, 4.7 μF capacitor was charged using the proposed TENG up to 6.6 V.