Stretchable strain sensors play an increasingly important role in artificial intelligent devices.However,high-performanee strain sensors havebeen slowly developed owing to the harsh requirement of self-powered functio...Stretchable strain sensors play an increasingly important role in artificial intelligent devices.However,high-performanee strain sensors havebeen slowly developed owing to the harsh requirement of self-powered function,long cycle life and high resolution.Here,we report aself-powered stretchable graphene-ecoflex composite strain sensor based on photo-thermoelectric(PTE)effect induced electricity.Thedevice exhibits a high strain sensitivity of-0.056 In(nA)/%with strains ranged from 0%to 20%under 980 nm light illumination,where thestrain sensitivity can be found to in crease with in creasi ng light inte nsity.The strain sensor maintains outstanding dyn amic stability un derperiodic strains ranged from 0 to 100%in 100 cycles.The sensing resolution can be as high as 0.5%with both the response and recovery timeof less than 0.6 s.It can precisely monitor human joint motions and stretchable strains by implanting the device in pork.展开更多
Smart actuators integrated with sensing functions are taking a significant role in constructing intelligent robots.However,the detection of sensing signals in most actuators requires external electrical power,lacking ...Smart actuators integrated with sensing functions are taking a significant role in constructing intelligent robots.However,the detection of sensing signals in most actuators requires external electrical power,lacking in the self-powered feature.Herein,we report a graphene-based light-driven actuator with self-powered sensing function,which is designed by integrating a photothermoelectric generator into the actuator intelligently.When one part of the actuator is irradiated by near-infrared light,it shows a deformation with bending curvature up to 1.5 cm^(−1),owing to the mismatch volume changes between two layers of the actuator.Meanwhile,the temperature difference across the actuator generates a voltage signal due to the photo-thermoelectric effect.The Seebeck coefficient is higher than 40μV/K.Furthermore,the self-powered voltage signal is consistent with the deformation trend,which can be used to characterize the deformation state of actuator without external electrical power.We further demonstrate a gripper and a bionic hand.Their deformations mimic the motions of human hand(or finger),even making complex gestures.Concurrently,they can output self-powered voltage signals for sensing.We hope this research will pave a new way for selfpowered devices,state-of-the-art intelligent robots,and other integrated multi-functional systems.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2016YFA0202701)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51472055)+4 种基金External Cooperation Program of BIC,Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.121411KYS820150028)the 2015 Annual Beijing Talents Fund(No.2015000021223ZK32)Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(No.2017ASKJ01)the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.Y8540XX2D2)the"thousands talents"program for the pioneer researcher and his innovation team,China.
文摘Stretchable strain sensors play an increasingly important role in artificial intelligent devices.However,high-performanee strain sensors havebeen slowly developed owing to the harsh requirement of self-powered function,long cycle life and high resolution.Here,we report aself-powered stretchable graphene-ecoflex composite strain sensor based on photo-thermoelectric(PTE)effect induced electricity.Thedevice exhibits a high strain sensitivity of-0.056 In(nA)/%with strains ranged from 0%to 20%under 980 nm light illumination,where thestrain sensitivity can be found to in crease with in creasi ng light inte nsity.The strain sensor maintains outstanding dyn amic stability un derperiodic strains ranged from 0 to 100%in 100 cycles.The sensing resolution can be as high as 0.5%with both the response and recovery timeof less than 0.6 s.It can precisely monitor human joint motions and stretchable strains by implanting the device in pork.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51773039 and 11974076)Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(No.2020J02036)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Fujian Province(No.J1-1318).
文摘Smart actuators integrated with sensing functions are taking a significant role in constructing intelligent robots.However,the detection of sensing signals in most actuators requires external electrical power,lacking in the self-powered feature.Herein,we report a graphene-based light-driven actuator with self-powered sensing function,which is designed by integrating a photothermoelectric generator into the actuator intelligently.When one part of the actuator is irradiated by near-infrared light,it shows a deformation with bending curvature up to 1.5 cm^(−1),owing to the mismatch volume changes between two layers of the actuator.Meanwhile,the temperature difference across the actuator generates a voltage signal due to the photo-thermoelectric effect.The Seebeck coefficient is higher than 40μV/K.Furthermore,the self-powered voltage signal is consistent with the deformation trend,which can be used to characterize the deformation state of actuator without external electrical power.We further demonstrate a gripper and a bionic hand.Their deformations mimic the motions of human hand(or finger),even making complex gestures.Concurrently,they can output self-powered voltage signals for sensing.We hope this research will pave a new way for selfpowered devices,state-of-the-art intelligent robots,and other integrated multi-functional systems.
