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ArticleNanoscale research letters2020

Surface Morphology Analysis of Knit Structure-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Enhancing the Transfer Charge.

Li Niu, Xuhong Miao, Yutian Li, Xinkai Xie, Zhen Wen, Gaoming Jiang

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Article in Nanoscale research letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Li NiuEngineering Research Center for Knitting Technology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Xuhong MiaoEngineering Research Center for Knitting Technology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. miaoxuhong@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4116-041X
Yutian LiEngineering Research Center for Knitting Technology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Xinkai XieInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Zhen WenInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Gaoming JiangEngineering Research Center for Knitting Technology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.

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Abstract

Harvesting waste biomechanical energy has provided a promising approach to improve the power supplement of wearable devices for extending usage life. Surface morphology is a significant factor for enhancing output performance of triboelectric nanogenerator; however, there is a limitation for evaluating the morphology of the surface and its impact on power generation. To evaluate the relationship between the surface morphology and transfer charge, there is a mathematical theory that is the fractal geometry theory that has been proposed to analyze the characteristic of irregular surface morphology. This theory provided a good understanding of the contact area and roughness of the surface. We have designed three categories of knit structures with cord appearance by using a flat knitting machine and analyzed their surface characteristics. Meanwhile, the geometric structures can be demonstrated through the fractal dimension for evaluating the generated output performance during contacting and separation. The present research exhibits that, with the increasing number of knitted units, the triboelectric power-generation performance continued to reduce due to the available contact area decreasing. After calculating the fractal dimension of different knit structures, the m*n rib structures show the high transfer charge when the fractal dimension is close to number one, especially the fractal dimension of the 1*1 rib structure that can reach 0.99. The fractal theory can be further used as an approach to evaluate the influence on the output performance of irregular surface morphology, unrelated to the uniform convex unit distraction. The result of this research also demonstrated the feasibility of a knitted-based triboelectric nanogenerator in scavenging biomechanical energy for powering portable electronics integrated into garments.

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Biomechanical harvestFractal theoryKnit structureSurface morphologyTransfer charge

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