Continuous and scalable manufacture of amphibious energy yarns and textiles

Textiles that can convert mechanical energy into electricity are attractive for wearable electronic devices, but application is hindered by stability, flexibility, and stretchability. Here the authors report scalable fabrication for a stretchable triboelectric yarn that is operational under water.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wei Gong, Chengyi Hou, Jie Zhou, Yinben Guo, Wei Zhang, Yaogang Li, Qinghong Zhang, Hongzhi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08846-2