Hydrogels
that combine the integrated attributes of being adhesive,
self-healable, deformable, and conductive show great promise for next-generation
soft robotic/energy/electronic applications. Herein, we reported a
dual-network polyacrylamide (PAAM)/poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)/graphene
(GR)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)
(MAGP) conductive hydrogel composed of dual-cross-linked PAAM and
PAA as well as PEDOT:PSS and GR as a conducting component that combines
these features. A wearable strain sensor is fabricated by sandwiching
the MAGP hydrogels between two dielectric carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/poly(dimethylsiloxane)
(PDMS) layers, which can be utilized to monitor delicate and vigorous
human motion. In addition, the hydrogel-based sensor can act as a
deformable triboelectric nanogenerator (D-TENG) for harvesting mechanical
energy. The D-TENG demonstrates a peak output voltage and current
of 141 V and 0.8 μA, respectively. The D-TENG could easily light
52 yellow-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) simultaneously and demonstrated
the capability to power small electronics, such as a hygrometer thermometer.
This work provides a potential approach for the development of deformable
energy sources and self-powered strain sensors.
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