Low-cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on Nylon-6 nanofibers
To fully harness the potential of smart textiles, it is cruical to develop energy harvesters which can function both as fabric and energy generator. In this work, we present a high performance low-cost piezoelectric nano-fabric using even-number Nylon (i.e., Nylon-6). Nylon-6 was chosen for optimal...
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| description | To fully harness the potential of smart textiles, it is cruical to develop energy harvesters which can function both as fabric and energy generator. In this work, we present a high performance low-cost piezoelectric nano-fabric using even-number Nylon (i.e., Nylon-6). Nylon-6 was chosen for optimal mechanical properties such as mechanical strength and stiffness. To maximize the voltage output, Nylon six nanofibers with varying diameter and crystallinity were synthesized by adjusting the polymer precursor and solvent, along with electrospinning parameters, followed by post thermal treatment. The average diameter of electrospun nanofibers was finely tuned (down to 36 nm) by adjusting solution polymer precursor content and electrospinning parameters. The content of desired piezoelectric-active γ crystal phase enhanced upto 76.4% by controlling solvent types and post thermal annealing. The highest peak to peak voltage (V33) of 1.96 V were achieved from γ-phase dominant (>60%) Nylon-6 nanofiber fabric which has an average nanofiber diameter of 36 nm with high fiber fraction (i.e., > 98%). Unlike its thin film counterpart, piezoelectric electrospun nanofiber fabric demonstrated durability against wear and washing. This work paves a new way to utilize Nylon-6 nanofibers in next-generation electronic textiles. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e65aadcffa2d4e8691705e82dcdc66d92024-12-04T04:31:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462024-12-011210.3389/fchem.2024.15250341525034Low-cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on Nylon-6 nanofibersDong-Jun Kwon0Dong-Jun Kwon1JoAnna Milam-Guerreroa2Yun Young Choi3Nosang Vincent Myung4Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United StatesDepartment of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Research Institute for Green Energy Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United StatesDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United StatesDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United StatesTo fully harness the potential of smart textiles, it is cruical to develop energy harvesters which can function both as fabric and energy generator. In this work, we present a high performance low-cost piezoelectric nano-fabric using even-number Nylon (i.e., Nylon-6). Nylon-6 was chosen for optimal mechanical properties such as mechanical strength and stiffness. To maximize the voltage output, Nylon six nanofibers with varying diameter and crystallinity were synthesized by adjusting the polymer precursor and solvent, along with electrospinning parameters, followed by post thermal treatment. The average diameter of electrospun nanofibers was finely tuned (down to 36 nm) by adjusting solution polymer precursor content and electrospinning parameters. The content of desired piezoelectric-active γ crystal phase enhanced upto 76.4% by controlling solvent types and post thermal annealing. The highest peak to peak voltage (V33) of 1.96 V were achieved from γ-phase dominant (>60%) Nylon-6 nanofiber fabric which has an average nanofiber diameter of 36 nm with high fiber fraction (i.e., > 98%). Unlike its thin film counterpart, piezoelectric electrospun nanofiber fabric demonstrated durability against wear and washing. This work paves a new way to utilize Nylon-6 nanofibers in next-generation electronic textiles.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2024.1525034/fullpiezoelectricnanogeneratorelectrospinningnanofibere-textilesmart fabric |
| spellingShingle | Dong-Jun Kwon Dong-Jun Kwon JoAnna Milam-Guerreroa Yun Young Choi Nosang Vincent Myung Low-cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on Nylon-6 nanofibers Frontiers in Chemistry piezoelectric nanogenerator electrospinning nanofiber e-textile smart fabric |
| title | Low-cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on Nylon-6 nanofibers |
| title_full | Low-cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on Nylon-6 nanofibers |
| title_fullStr | Low-cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on Nylon-6 nanofibers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on Nylon-6 nanofibers |
| title_short | Low-cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on Nylon-6 nanofibers |
| title_sort | low cost high performance piezoelectric fabrics based on nylon 6 nanofibers |
| topic | piezoelectric nanogenerator electrospinning nanofiber e-textile smart fabric |
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