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A self-powered piezoelectret sensor based on foamed plastic garbage for monitoring human motions

Yujun Shi1Kaijun Zhang1Sen Ding2Zhaoyang Li1Yuhao Huang1Yucong Pi1Dazhe Zhao1Yaowen Zhang1Renkun Wang1Binpu Zhou2Zhi-Xin Yang3( )Junwen Zhong1( )
Department of Electromechanical Engineering and Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Macau 999078, China
State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City and Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
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A self-powered flexible piezoelectret sensor based on low density polyethylene (LDPE) foamed plastic garbage with equivalent piezoelectric coefficient d33 up to ~ 1,100 pC/N and excellent output stability is fabricated and demonstrated for detecting human motions.

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Constructing piezoelectret based on foamed plastic garbage is an advisable strategy for obtaining self-powered flexible electromechanical sensors with good performances. Herein, a self-powered piezoelectret sensor with basic material of low density polyethylene (LDPE) foamed plastic garbage is proposed, with characteristics of easy fabrication, excellent flexibility, and high equivalent piezoelectric coefficient d33 value up to ~ 1,100 pC/N. The output stability is verified by continuously stimulating a sensor for ~ 180,000 cycles under low and high applied pressure, and the variations of peak outputs are less than 5.5%. Applications for measuring low- and high-pressure signals from human body are achieved. Assembled with a wristband, a sensor is demonstrated for detecting the human pulse waves. Moreover, real time human sitting information is wirelessly monitored with a smart chair based on 4 pixels sensors array.

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Shi Y, Zhang K, Ding S, et al. A self-powered piezoelectret sensor based on foamed plastic garbage for monitoring human motions. Nano Research, 2023, 16(1): 1269-1276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4766-8
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Received: 12 April 2022
Revised: 21 June 2022
Accepted: 12 July 2022
Published: 30 August 2022
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