Reduced graphene oxide for the development of wearable mechanical energy-harvesters: A review
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Date
2021-10-06
Authors
Nag, Anindya
Simorangkir, Roy B. V. B.
Sapra, Samta
Buckley, John L.
O'Flynn, Brendan
Liu, Zhi
Mukhopadhyay, Subhas Chandra
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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The unique characteristics of graphene have generated a lot of interest in the research community. A concept of utilizing graphene and its derivatives in the development of energy harvesters has just appeared in recent decades. This paper focuses on the application of reduced graphene oxide (rGO), a graphene derivative, in the development of wearable mechanical energy-harvesters to enable self-powered wearable sensing systems. Harvesting of energy has been a state-of-the-art phenomenon due to the ever-increasing requirement of power to run the sensing systems. Flexible systems that used rGO to gather energy with intensities ranging from a few microwatts to a few hundreds of microwatts have been used. Some examples are presented, focusing on the class of piezoelectric and triboelectric-based energy harvesters, with descriptions of their material composition, manufacturing methods, operating principle, and performance. Finally, the challenges and drawbacks of rGO-based energy harvesters are discussed, along with some of the potential solutions.
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Graphene , Mechanical energy-harvesting , Piezoelectric , Reduced graphene oxide , Triboelectric
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Nag, A., Simorangkir, R. B. V. B., Sapra, S., Buckley, J. L., O'Flynn, B., Liu, Z. and Mukhopadhyay, S. C. (2021) 'Reduced graphene oxide for the development of wearable mechanical energy-harvesters: A review', IEEE Sensors Journal. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3118565
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