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A bionic stretchable nanogenerator for underwater sensing and energy harvesting

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Zou, Yang, Tan, Puchuan, Shi, Bojing, Ouyang, Han, Jiang, Dongjie, Liu, Zhuo, Li, Hu, Yu, Min, Wang, Chan, Qu, Xuecheng, Zhao, Luming, Fan, Yubo, Wang, Zhong Lin, Li, Zhou·2019·Nature Communications
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-10433-4
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Soft wearable electronics for underwater applications are of interest, but depend on the development of a waterproof, long-term sustainable power source. In this work, we report a bionic stretchable nanogenerator for underwater energy harvesting that mimics the structure of ion channels on the cytomembrane of electrocyte in an electric eel. Combining the effects of triboelectrification caused by flowing liquid and principles of electrostatic induction, the bionic stretchable nanogenerator can harvest mechanical energy from human motion underwater and output an open-circuit voltage over 10 V. Underwater applications of a bionic stretchable nanogenerator have also been demonstrated, such as human body multi-position motion monitoring and an undersea rescue system. The advantages of excellent flexibility, stretchability, outstanding tensile fatigue resistance (over 50,000 times) and underwater performance make the bionic stretchable nanogenerator a promising sustainable power source for the soft wearable electronics used underwater.

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Authors
Zou, Y., Tan, P., Shi, B., Ouyang, H., Jiang, D., Liu, Z., Li, H., Yu, M., Wang, C., Qu, X., Zhao, L., Fan, Y., Wang, Z. L., & Li, Z.
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Nature Communications
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-06-19
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
2695-2695
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1038/s41467-019-10433-4
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W2950300673
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597
References
5
FWCI
25.13
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
gold
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Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (61875015, 31571006)

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Zou, Y., Tan, P., Shi, B., Ouyang, H., Jiang, D., Liu, Z., Li, H., Yu, M., Wang, C., Qu, X., Zhao, L., Fan, Y., Wang, Z. L., & Li, Z. (2019). A bionic stretchable nanogenerator for underwater sensing and energy harvesting. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10433-4

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