Bairagi, S., ul-Islam, S.-, Kumar, C. , Aswathy, B., Aliyana, A. K., Stylios, G., Pillai, S. C. and Mulvihill, D. M. (2023) Wearable nanocomposite textile-based piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators: Progress and perspectives. Nano Energy, 118(B), 108962. (doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108962)
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Abstract
In recent years, the widespread adoption of next-generation wearable electronics has been facilitated by the integration of advanced nanogenerator technology with conventional textiles. This integration has led to the development of textile-based nanogenerators (t-NGs), which hold tremendous potential for harvesting mechanical energy from the surrounding environment and serving as power sources for self-powered electronics. Textile structures are inherently flexible, making them well-suited for wearable applications. However, their electrical performance as nanogenerators is significantly limited when used without any modifications. To address this limitation and enhance the electrical performance of textile-based nanogenerators, nanocomposite textiles have been extensively utilized for fabricating advanced nanogenerators. This critical review focuses on the recent progress in wearable nanocomposite textiles-based piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators. The review covers the fundamentals of piezoelectricity and triboelectricity, the working principles of nanogenerators, and the selection of materials. Furthermore, it provides a detailed discussion of nanocomposite textiles in various forms, such as fibers or yarns, fabrics, and electrospun nanofibrous webs, which are employed in piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators. The review also highlights the challenges associated with their implementation and outlines the prospects of textile-based nanogenerators. It can be concluded that nanocomposite textile based piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators exhibit better electrical output and mechanical strength compared to conventional textile based nanogenerators. Nanocomposite electrospun web based piezoelectric nanogenerators exhibit higher piezoelectric output compared with nanocomposite fibre/yarn or fabric based piezoelectric nanogenerators. This is because an in-situ poling takes place in electrospinning unlike with fibre or fabric based piezoelectric nanogenerators. Nanocomposite electrospun web based triboelectric nanogenerators also show better triboelectric output compared to the fibre or fabric-based equivalents. This is due to the higher contact area developed with electrospun nanocomposite webs compared to the fibre or fabric cases. Overall, it can be concluded that while nanocomposite construction can boost output and durability of textile based nanogenerators, more research is required to bring output, stability and durability up to the levels achievable with non-textile based devices.
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| Additional Information: | This work was supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (Ref. EP/V003380/1) ‘Next Generation Energy Autonomous Textile Fabrics based on Triboelectric Nanogenerators’ and also by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI-20/ EPSRC/3710). |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Mulvihill, Dr Daniel and Kumar, Dr Charchit and Bairagi, Dr Satyaranjan |
| Creator Roles: | Bairagi, S.Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing Kumar, C.Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review and editing Mulvihill, D.Supervision, Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing, Project administration, Funding acquisition |
| Authors: | Bairagi, S., ul-Islam, S.-, Kumar, C., Aswathy, B., Aliyana, A. K., Stylios, G., Pillai, S. C., and Mulvihill, D. M. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| Journal Name: | Nano Energy |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2211-2855 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2211-3282 |
| Published Online: | 04 October 2023 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2023 The Author(s) |
| First Published: | First published in Nano Energy 118(B): 108962 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons license |
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