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Vol. 13 (2021)

Electrospinning of Flexible Poly(vinyl alcohol)/MXene Nanofiber-Based Humidity Sensor Self-Powered by Monolayer Molybdenum Diselenide Piezoelectric Nanogenerator

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00580-5
Dongyue Wang
College of Control Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Dongzhi Zhang
College of Control Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Peng Li
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
Zhimin Yang
College of Control Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Qian Mi
College of Control Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China
Liandong Yu
College of Control Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Liandong Yu

liandongyu@upc.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 57

Abstract

Two-dimensional material has been widely investigated for potential applications in sensor and flexible electronics. In this work, a self-powered flexible humidity sensing device based on poly(vinyl alcohol)/Ti3C2Tx (PVA/MXene) nanofibers film and monolayer molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) was reported for the first time. The monolayer MoSe2-based PENG was fabricated by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition techniques, which can generate a peak output of 35 mV and a power density of 42 mW m−2. The flexible PENG integrated on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate can harvest energy generated by different parts of human body and exhibit great application prospects in wearable devices. The electrospinned PVA/MXene nanofiber-based humidity sensor with flexible PET substrate under the driven of monolayer MoSe2 PENG, shows high response of ∼40, fast response/recovery time of 0.9/6.3 s, low hysteresis of 1.8% and excellent repeatability. The self-powered flexible humidity sensor yields the capability of detecting human skin moisture and ambient humidity. This work provides a pathway to explore the high-performance humidity sensor integrated with PENG for the self-powered flexible electronic devices.


Highlights:


1 A flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) based on 2D single-layer MoSe2 flake on polyethylene terephthalate was fabricated.
2 A high-performance flexible poly(vinyl alcohol)/MXene (PVA/MXene)-based humidity sensor was fabricated by electrospinning.
3 The PVA/MXene composite-based humidity sensor was self-powered by MoSe2 PENG and exhibited excellent properties.

Keywords

Self-powered sensing Monolayer molybdenum diselenide Piezoelectric nanogenerator Humidity sensor Flexible electronics
Wang, Dongyue, Dongzhi Zhang, Peng Li, Zhimin Yang, Qian Mi, and Liandong Yu. 2021. “Electrospinning of Flexible Poly(vinyl alcohol)/MXene Nanofiber-Based Humidity Sensor Self-Powered by Monolayer Molybdenum Diselenide Piezoelectric Nanogenerator”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (January):57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00580-5.
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