Continuous and scalable manufacture of amphibious energy yarns and textiles

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 868 - 8
• Main Authors: Gong, Wei, Hou, Chengyi, Zhou, Jie, Guo, Yinben, Zhang, Wei, Li, Yaogang, Zhang, Qinghong, Wang, Hongzhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.02.2019; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/301/1005/1007; 639/4077/4072/4062; Biomechanics; Electric power generation; Electricity; Electronic devices; Electronic equipment; Energy; Energy harvesting; Fabrication; Humanities and Social Sciences; Melt spinning; multidisciplinary; Nanogenerators; Rubber; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Silicone rubber; Silicones; Stainless steel; Stainless steels; Stretchability; Textiles; Wearable technology; Weaving; Yarn; Yarns

Biomechanical energy harvesting textiles based on nanogenerators that convert mechanical energy into electricity have broad application prospects in next-generation wearable electronic devices. However, the difficult-to-weave structure, limited flexibility and stretchability, small device size and p...