Self-regulating heating and self-powered flexibility are pivotal for future wearable devices.However,the low energy-conversion rate of wearable devices at low temperatures limits their application in plateaus and othe...Self-regulating heating and self-powered flexibility are pivotal for future wearable devices.However,the low energy-conversion rate of wearable devices at low temperatures limits their application in plateaus and other environments.This study introduces an azopolymer with remarkable semicrystallinity and reversible photoinduced solid-liquid transition ability that is obtained through copolymerization of azoben-zene(Azo)monomers and styrene.A composite of one such copolymer with an Azo:styrene molar ratio of 9:1(copolymer is denoted as PAzo9:1-co-polystyrene(PS))and nylon fabrics(NFs)is prepared(composite is denoted as PAzo9:1-co-PS@NF).PAzo9:1-co-PS@NF exhibits hydrophobicity and high wear resistance.Moreover,it shows good responsiveness(0.624 s^(−1))during isomerization under solid ultraviolet(UV)light(365 nm)with an energy density of 70.6 kJ kg^(−1).In addition,the open-circuit voltage,short-circuit current and quantity values of PAzo9:1-co-PS@NF exhibit small variations in a temperature range of−20℃ to 25℃ and remain at 170 V,5 μA,and 62 nC,respectively.Notably,the involved NFs were cut and sewn into gloves to be worn on a human hand model.When the model was exposed to both UV radiation and friction,the temperature of the finger coated with PAzo9:1-co-PS was approximately 6.0°C higher than that of the other parts.Therefore,developing triboelectric nanogenerators based on the in situ photothermal cycles of Azo in wearable devices is important to develop low-temperature self-regulating heating and self-powered flexible devices for extreme environments.展开更多
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2023M732344)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51973119,52327802,52173078)+4 种基金Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonics and Biophotonics(ZDSYS20210623092006020)Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Low-carbon Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2024A1515010639)Construction Material and Technology(No.ZDSYS20220606100406016)National Key Laboratory of Green and Long-Life Road Engineering in Extreme Environment(Shenzhen)(No.868-000003010103)Joint Funds of Ministry of Education(No.8091B022225).
文摘Self-regulating heating and self-powered flexibility are pivotal for future wearable devices.However,the low energy-conversion rate of wearable devices at low temperatures limits their application in plateaus and other environments.This study introduces an azopolymer with remarkable semicrystallinity and reversible photoinduced solid-liquid transition ability that is obtained through copolymerization of azoben-zene(Azo)monomers and styrene.A composite of one such copolymer with an Azo:styrene molar ratio of 9:1(copolymer is denoted as PAzo9:1-co-polystyrene(PS))and nylon fabrics(NFs)is prepared(composite is denoted as PAzo9:1-co-PS@NF).PAzo9:1-co-PS@NF exhibits hydrophobicity and high wear resistance.Moreover,it shows good responsiveness(0.624 s^(−1))during isomerization under solid ultraviolet(UV)light(365 nm)with an energy density of 70.6 kJ kg^(−1).In addition,the open-circuit voltage,short-circuit current and quantity values of PAzo9:1-co-PS@NF exhibit small variations in a temperature range of−20℃ to 25℃ and remain at 170 V,5 μA,and 62 nC,respectively.Notably,the involved NFs were cut and sewn into gloves to be worn on a human hand model.When the model was exposed to both UV radiation and friction,the temperature of the finger coated with PAzo9:1-co-PS was approximately 6.0°C higher than that of the other parts.Therefore,developing triboelectric nanogenerators based on the in situ photothermal cycles of Azo in wearable devices is important to develop low-temperature self-regulating heating and self-powered flexible devices for extreme environments.
