Investigation of Position Sensing and Energy Harvesting of a Flexible Triboelectric Touch Pad
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Device Configuration
3. Characterization of Position Sensing
4. Characterization of Energy Harvesting
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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x = 0.5 | x = 1.5 | x = 2.5 | x = 3.5 | x = 4.5 | |
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y = 4.5 | 3.8004 | 3.6505 | 3.3684 | 2.889 | 3.1085 |
y = 3.5 | 1.703 | 1.5404 | 1.4802 | 1.2836 | 1.3732 |
y = 2.5 | 0.8411 | 0.8294 | 0.7971 | 0.7378 | 0.7274 |
y = 1.5 | 0.4265 | 0.4359 | 0.397 | 0.3972 | 0.3578 |
y = 0.5 | 0.2225 | 0.2152 | 0.2044 | 0.1887 | 0.1876 |
x = 0.5 | x = 1.5 | x = 2.5 | x = 3.5 | x = 4.5 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
y = 4.5 | 0.2867 | 0.5472 | 1.0378 | 1.8145 | 3.4459 |
y = 3.5 | 0.2934 | 0.5613 | 1.0762 | 1.7614 | 3.1086 |
y = 2.5 | 0.2763 | 0.5526 | 1.0027 | 1.8276 | 3.4593 |
y = 1.5 | 0.3163 | 0.5312 | 0.9572 | 1.6986 | 3.6931 |
y = 0.5 | 0.2976 | 0.5463 | 0.9545 | 1.7053 | 3.5104 |
Voltage Ratios | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 12 | No. 13 | No. 14 | No. 17 | No. 18 | No. 19 |
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V(E-3)/V(E-1) | 0.4512 | 0.3805 | 0.386 | 0.8588 | 0.8728 | 0.7605 | 1.7273 | 1.455 | 1.2955 |
V(E-4)/V(E-2) | 0.5299 | 0.9294 | 1.4623 | 0.5837 | 1.0252 | 1.6991 | 0.5472 | 1.0273 | 1.7275 |
Voltage Ratios | No. 7 | No. 12 | No. 17 | No. 8 | No. 13 | No. 18 | No. 9 | No. 14 | No. 19 |
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V(E-3)/V(E-1) | 0.5218 | 0.8475 | 1.4187 | 0.4418 | 0.8143 | 1.5311 | 0.4536 | 0.6301 | 1.2824 |
V(E-4)/V(E-2) | 0.6295 | 0.6035 | 0.6796 | 0.9333 | 0.9014 | 1.0386 | 1.5705 | 1.6925 | 1.6028 |
Voltage Ratios | No. 23 | No. 22 | No. 16 | No. 11 | No. 6 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 10 | No. 15 | No. 20 | No. 24 |
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V(E-3)/V(E-1) | 4.7561 | 3.9515 | 1.9747 | 1.0719 | 0.4253 | 0.2991 | 0.2153 | 0.2454 | 0.583 | 1.098 | 1.9238 | 4.5863 |
V(E-4)/V(E-2) | 1.6412 | 0.7526 | 0.2696 | 0.3359 | 0.2296 | 0.5009 | 0.9345 | 1.9636 | 4.9517 | 4.1615 | 4.9946 | 2.5985 |
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Chen, T.; Shi, Q.; Li, K.; Yang, Z.; Liu, H.; Sun, L.; Dziuban, J.A.; Lee, C. Investigation of Position Sensing and Energy Harvesting of a Flexible Triboelectric Touch Pad. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 613. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080613
Chen T, Shi Q, Li K, Yang Z, Liu H, Sun L, Dziuban JA, Lee C. Investigation of Position Sensing and Energy Harvesting of a Flexible Triboelectric Touch Pad. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(8):613. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080613
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Tao, Qiongfeng Shi, Kunpu Li, Zhan Yang, Huicong Liu, Lining Sun, Jan A. Dziuban, and Chengkuo Lee. 2018. "Investigation of Position Sensing and Energy Harvesting of a Flexible Triboelectric Touch Pad" Nanomaterials 8, no. 8: 613. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080613