Affiliation:
1. School of Mechanical Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
2. State Key Laboratory of Environment‐Friendly Energy Materials Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 China
Abstract
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are emerging as new technologies to harvest electrical power from mechanical energy. With the distinctive working mechanism of triboelectric nanogenerators, they attract particular interest in healthcare monitoring, wearable electronics, and deformable energy harvesting, which raises the requirement for highly conformable devices with substantial energy outputs. Here, a simple, low‐cost strategy for fabricating stretchable triboelectric nanogenerators with ultra‐high electrical output is developed. The TENG is prepared using PTFE micron particles (PP‐TENG), contributing a different electrostatic induction process compared to TENG based on dielectric films, which was associated with the dynamics of particle motions in PP‐TENG. The generator achieved an impressive voltage output of 1000 V with a current of 25 μA over a contact area of 40 × 20 mm2. Additionally, the TENG exhibits excellent durability with a stretching strain of 500%, and the electrical output performance does not show any significant degradation even after 3000 cycles at a strain of 400%. The unique design of the device provides high conformability and can be used as a self‐powered sensor for human motion detection.