Yu-Bin Huang

Yu-Bin Huang


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

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30 June 2019 in Micromachines
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MSMuhammad Omar Shaikh
Muhammad Omar Shaikh
YHYu-Bin Huang
Yu-Bin Huang
CWCheng-Chien Wang
Cheng-Chien Wang
Cheng-Hsin ChuangCheng-Hsin Chuang
Cheng-Hsin Chuang
Several wearable devices have already been commercialized and are likely to open up a new life pattern for consumers. However, the limited energy capacity and lifetime have made batteries the bottleneck in wearable technology. Thus, there have been growing efforts in the area of self-powered wearables that harvest ambient mechanical energy directly from surroundings. Herein, we demonstrate a woven triboelectric nanogenerator (WTENG) utilizing electrospun Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibers and commercial nylon cloth to effectively harvest mechanical energy from human motion. The PVDF nanofibers were fabricated using a highly scalable multi-nozzle far-field centrifugal electrospinning protocol. We have also doped the PVDF nanofibers with small amounts of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) to improve their triboelectric performance by facilitating the growth of crystalline β-phase with a high net dipole moment that results in enhanced surface charge density during contact electrification. The electrical output of the WTENG was characterized under a range of applied forces and frequencies. The WTENG can be triggered by various free-standing triboelectric layers and reaches a high output voltage and current of about 14 V and 0.7 µA, respectively, for the size dimensions 6 × 6 cm. To demonstrate the potential applications and feasibility for harvesting energy from human motion, we have integrated the WTENG into human clothing and as a floor mat (or potential energy generating shoe). The proposed triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) shows promise for a range of power generation applications and self-powered wearable devices.