Developing lightweight,green,and flexible wearable electronics with high sensitivity and multifunctional sensing capabilities is of important significance in the field of outdoor sports,such as mountaineering,animal t...Developing lightweight,green,and flexible wearable electronics with high sensitivity and multifunctional sensing capabilities is of important significance in the field of outdoor sports,such as mountaineering,animal tracking and protection.This work proposes a silk fibroin fibers-based triboelectric nanogenerator(SF TENG)to harvest tiny energy from human fingertip tapping and act as a self-powered tactile sensor.The SF-TENG adopts a green,efficient,and low-cost fabrication strategy,in which a breathable and electropositive silk fibroin fiber membrane and a silver conductive layer are prepared by electrostatic spinning and magnetron sputtering,and combined with a conductive cloth and a breathable tape to form a flexible sensor that can be attached to a human skin.The thin and soft portable TENG device,having a thickness of only 0.3 mm and a mass of 354 mg at the dimension of 4.5 cm×4.5 cm,can generate a maximum power density of 1.0 mW·m^(–2).Furthermore,the SF-TENG has excellent sensitivity of 1.767 mV·Pa^(–1) with good cyclic stability.The superior sensing characteristics provide new avenues for Morse code applications toward outdoor wearable autonomous communication.The proposed SF-TENG offers promising solutions in multi-scenario outdoor sport,human-machine interface interaction,and security systems.展开更多
The application of triboelectric nanogenerators(TENGs)for collecting and converting waste energy into usable electrical energy has been widely reported.However,their practical application in real-time,self-powered com...The application of triboelectric nanogenerators(TENGs)for collecting and converting waste energy into usable electrical energy has been widely reported.However,their practical application in real-time,self-powered communication systems,particularly for robust information transmission,remains underexplored.To achieve stable self-energy supply information transmission,this study presents a lightweight and flexible single-electrode TENG sensor based on a copper(Cu)foil and polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)composite.We systematically studied the stability of the device and found that it could maintain an output voltage of approximately 9 V after being stored at room temperature for 1 month.We also evaluated its power generation capacity,which was demonstrated by successfully lighting up to seven LEDs simultaneously.Additionally,we utilized its unique voltage signal to transmit Morse code and successfully sent the messages“SOS”and“HELLO”over a long distance.Furthermore,a 2×2 TENG array was fabricated and tested,confirming excellent channel independence with minimal crosstalk during simultaneous or selective activation.This work demonstrates that the Cu/PTFE TENG sensor is not only a stable energy harvester but also a viable platform for self-powered communication and distributed sensing and holds promise in applications integrating flexible electronics and the Internet of things.展开更多
A flexible optoelectronic neural transistor(OENT)that consists of a one‐step spin‐coated tri‐blend film composed of 2,7‐dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2‐b][1]benzothiophene(C8‐BTBT),poly(3‐hexylthiophene‐2,5‐diyl)(P...A flexible optoelectronic neural transistor(OENT)that consists of a one‐step spin‐coated tri‐blend film composed of 2,7‐dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2‐b][1]benzothiophene(C8‐BTBT),poly(3‐hexylthiophene‐2,5‐diyl)(P3HT),and poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)is demonstrated.The C8‐BTBT and P3HT phases in the film partially segregate into distinct domains,which combine to provide broadband spectrum sensing,and instant electrical‐processing capabilities dominated by C8‐BTBT.The OENT is sensitive to solar radiation from the near‐ultraviolet(NUV)and to visible(Vis)radiation from blue to red.When exposed to NUV radiation,the OENT responds sensitively and retains the memory of the exposure for over 10^(3 )s.The OENT provides a warning of excessive chronic exposure to harmful NUV.These properties allow high‐pass filtering with different cut‐off frequencies fc that can restrict the reception of blue,green,or red.These switchable fc enables sensitive image reconstruction and multitarget monitoring.The device combined with a chitosan gel achieves strictly defined short‐range plasticity of<1 s that can achieve diverse instant‐computing applications such as spatiotemporally correlated coding and logic functions.Stable real‐time signal processing facilitates the realization of a Morse‐code recognition system constructed using neuro‐morphological hardware,achieving highly accurate character recognition.This study provides a useful resource that can have applications in wearable biomedical electronics and multimodal neuromorphic computing.展开更多
基金The authors thank the National Key R&D Project from Minister of Science and Technology(Nos.2021YFA1201604 and 2021YFA1201601)the China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(No.BX20230357)+3 种基金Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.E3E46807X2)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2023M743445)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2023YFB2604600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52302115).
文摘Developing lightweight,green,and flexible wearable electronics with high sensitivity and multifunctional sensing capabilities is of important significance in the field of outdoor sports,such as mountaineering,animal tracking and protection.This work proposes a silk fibroin fibers-based triboelectric nanogenerator(SF TENG)to harvest tiny energy from human fingertip tapping and act as a self-powered tactile sensor.The SF-TENG adopts a green,efficient,and low-cost fabrication strategy,in which a breathable and electropositive silk fibroin fiber membrane and a silver conductive layer are prepared by electrostatic spinning and magnetron sputtering,and combined with a conductive cloth and a breathable tape to form a flexible sensor that can be attached to a human skin.The thin and soft portable TENG device,having a thickness of only 0.3 mm and a mass of 354 mg at the dimension of 4.5 cm×4.5 cm,can generate a maximum power density of 1.0 mW·m^(–2).Furthermore,the SF-TENG has excellent sensitivity of 1.767 mV·Pa^(–1) with good cyclic stability.The superior sensing characteristics provide new avenues for Morse code applications toward outdoor wearable autonomous communication.The proposed SF-TENG offers promising solutions in multi-scenario outdoor sport,human-machine interface interaction,and security systems.
基金supported by the State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System,Fudan University(Grant No.2021KF005).
文摘The application of triboelectric nanogenerators(TENGs)for collecting and converting waste energy into usable electrical energy has been widely reported.However,their practical application in real-time,self-powered communication systems,particularly for robust information transmission,remains underexplored.To achieve stable self-energy supply information transmission,this study presents a lightweight and flexible single-electrode TENG sensor based on a copper(Cu)foil and polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)composite.We systematically studied the stability of the device and found that it could maintain an output voltage of approximately 9 V after being stored at room temperature for 1 month.We also evaluated its power generation capacity,which was demonstrated by successfully lighting up to seven LEDs simultaneously.Additionally,we utilized its unique voltage signal to transmit Morse code and successfully sent the messages“SOS”and“HELLO”over a long distance.Furthermore,a 2×2 TENG array was fabricated and tested,confirming excellent channel independence with minimal crosstalk during simultaneous or selective activation.This work demonstrates that the Cu/PTFE TENG sensor is not only a stable energy harvester but also a viable platform for self-powered communication and distributed sensing and holds promise in applications integrating flexible electronics and the Internet of things.
基金supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No.T2125005)the Tianjin Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.19JCJQJC61000)+1 种基金the Shenzhen Science and Technology Project(No.JCYJ20210324121002008)the Inter‐Governmental International Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation Key Projects(No.SQ2021YFE011099).
文摘A flexible optoelectronic neural transistor(OENT)that consists of a one‐step spin‐coated tri‐blend film composed of 2,7‐dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2‐b][1]benzothiophene(C8‐BTBT),poly(3‐hexylthiophene‐2,5‐diyl)(P3HT),and poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)is demonstrated.The C8‐BTBT and P3HT phases in the film partially segregate into distinct domains,which combine to provide broadband spectrum sensing,and instant electrical‐processing capabilities dominated by C8‐BTBT.The OENT is sensitive to solar radiation from the near‐ultraviolet(NUV)and to visible(Vis)radiation from blue to red.When exposed to NUV radiation,the OENT responds sensitively and retains the memory of the exposure for over 10^(3 )s.The OENT provides a warning of excessive chronic exposure to harmful NUV.These properties allow high‐pass filtering with different cut‐off frequencies fc that can restrict the reception of blue,green,or red.These switchable fc enables sensitive image reconstruction and multitarget monitoring.The device combined with a chitosan gel achieves strictly defined short‐range plasticity of<1 s that can achieve diverse instant‐computing applications such as spatiotemporally correlated coding and logic functions.Stable real‐time signal processing facilitates the realization of a Morse‐code recognition system constructed using neuro‐morphological hardware,achieving highly accurate character recognition.This study provides a useful resource that can have applications in wearable biomedical electronics and multimodal neuromorphic computing.
