We present an all-fabric-based self-charging power cloth (SCPC), which integrates a fabric-based single-electrode triboelectric generator (STEG) and a flexible supercapacitor. To effectively scavenge mechanical energy from the human motion, the STEG could be directly woven among the cloth, exhibiting excellent output capability. Meanwhile, taking advantage of fabric structures with a large surface-area and carbon nanotubes with high conductivity, the wearable supercapacitor exhibits high areal capacitance (16.76 mF/cm2) and stable cycling performance. With the fabric configuration and the aim of simultaneously collecting body motion energy by STEG and storing in supercapacitors, such SCPC could be easily integrated with textiles and charged to nearly 100 mV during the running motion within 6 min, showing great potential in self-powered wearable electronics and smart cloths.
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14 August 2017
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August 14 2017
All-fabric-based wearable self-charging power cloth
Yu Song
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Yu Song
1
National Key Lab of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
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Jinxin Zhang;
Jinxin Zhang
1
National Key Lab of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
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Hang Guo;
Hang Guo
1
National Key Lab of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
2
Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
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Xuexian Chen;
Xuexian Chen
1
National Key Lab of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
2
Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
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Zongming Su;
Zongming Su
1
National Key Lab of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
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Haotian Chen;
Haotian Chen
1
National Key Lab of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
2
Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
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Xiaoliang Cheng;
Xiaoliang Cheng
1
National Key Lab of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
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Haixia Zhang
Haixia Zhang
a)
1
National Key Lab of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
2
Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University
, Beijing 100871, China
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Electronic mail: zhang-alice@pku.edu.cn
Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 073901 (2017)
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Received:
May 22 2017
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June 25 2017
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Yu Song, Jinxin Zhang, Hang Guo, Xuexian Chen, Zongming Su, Haotian Chen, Xiaoliang Cheng, Haixia Zhang; All-fabric-based wearable self-charging power cloth. Appl. Phys. Lett. 14 August 2017; 111 (7): 073901. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4998426
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