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Silicone-Based Multifunctional Thin Films with Improved Triboelectric and Sensing Performances via Chemically Interfacial Modification

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ACS OMEGA
Volume 8, Issue 7, Pages 7135-7142

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00008

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This study introduces a chemically cross-linked graphene-based electrode with a silicone elastomer, which successfully assembles a multi-layered conductive electrode on a modified silicone elastomer. The chemically cross-linked electrode exhibits significantly higher surface charge density, leading to a 2-fold improvement in output power for droplet-driven TENGs. It also demonstrates remarkable stability and resistance to repeated mechanical deformations, and can be used as a strain sensor with high sensitivity.
The development of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) technology has advanced in recent years. However, TENG performance is affected by the screened-out surface charge density owing to the abundant free electrons and physical adhesion at the electrode-tribomaterial interface. Furthermore, the demand for flexible and soft electrodes is higher than that for stiff electrodes for patchable nanogenerators. This study introduces a chemically cross-linked (XL) graphene-based electrode with a silicone elastomer using hydrolyzed 3-aminopropylenetriethoxysilanes. The conductive graphene-based multi -layered electrode was successfully assembled on a modified silicone elastomer using a cheap and eco-friendly layer-by-layer assembly method. As a proof-of-concept, the droplet-driven TENG with the chemically XL electrode of silicone elastomer exhibited an output power of approximately 2-fold improvement owing to its higher surface charge density than without XL. This chemically XL electrode of silicone elastomer film demonstrated remarkable stability and resistance to repeated mechanical deformations like bending and stretching. Moreover, due to the chemical XL effects, it was used as a strain sensor to detect subtle motions and exhibited high sensitivity. Thus, this cheap, convenient, and sustainable design approach can provide a platform for future multifunctional wearable electronic devices.

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