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ECS Meeting Abstracts, 30(MA2019-02), p. 1307-1307, 2019

DOI: 10.1149/ma2019-02/30/1307

American Chemical Society, ACS Nano, 8(10), p. 8078-8086, 2016

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b04201

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Transparent and Flexible Self-Charging Power Film and Its Application in a Sliding Unlock System in Touchpad Technology

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Abstract

Portable and wearable personal electronics and smart security systems are accelerating the development of transparent, flexible, and thin-film electronic devices. Here, we report a transparent and flexible selfcharging power film (SCPF) that functions either as a power generator integrated with an energy storage unit or as a self-powered information input matrix. The SCPF possesses the capability of harvesting mechanical energy from finger motions, based on the coupling between the contact electrification and electrostatic induction effects, and meanwhile storing the generated energy. Under the fast finger sliding, the film can be charged from 0 to 2.5 V within 2094 s and discharge at 1 μA for approximately 1630 s. Furthermore, the film is able to identify personal characteristics during a sliding motion by recording the electric signals related to the person’s individual bioelectricity, applied pressing force, sliding speed, and so on, which shows its potential applications in security systems in touchpad technology.