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Human body constituted triboelectric nanogenerators as energy harvesters, code transmitters and motion sensors
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2873-7875
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9137-3440
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Sciences.
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2018 (English)In: ACS Applied Energy Materials, E-ISSN 2574-0962, Vol. 1, no 6, p. 2955-2960Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Human skin is a dielectric material that can be used as a triboelectric material for harvesting energy from body motions. The output power of such a human skin-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is relatively low. Here, we assembled high-output human body constituted TENGs (H-TENGs) by taking advantage of the unique electrical properties of the human body, such as high skin impedance, low tissue resistance, body capacitance, and conductivity. The output of a H-TENG can reach 30 W/m2, which is enough to drive small electronic devices, such as a timer or a calculator. The unique feature of the H-TENG is that it can perform the four fundamental modes of TENGs, which has not been reported elsewhere. Such a feature allows the H-TENG to act as a code transmitter to send light and electrical signals, such as Morse code. H-TENGs also benefit the development of high-performance, self-powered body motion sensors. Our findings suggest new strategies for harvesting energy from human body motions, as well as new types of motion sensors and signal senders.

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American Chemical Society (ACS), 2018. Vol. 1, no 6, p. 2955-2960
Keywords [en]
code transmitters; energy harvesting; human body; motion sensors; triboelectric nanogenerators
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Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-34433DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b00667ISI: 000458705800070Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85055332430OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-34433DiVA, id: diva2:1249194
Available from: 2018-09-18 Created: 2018-09-18 Last updated: 2022-04-04Bibliographically approved

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Zhang, RenyunHummelgård, MagnusÖrtegren, JonasOlsen, MartinAndersson, HenrikOlin, Håkan

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