Excellent
triboelectric charge density and hydrophobicity are achieved
on cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) by employing a simple and environmentally
friendly approach to aminosilane modification of a CNF film. The positive
charges on the CNF surface obtain gigantic enhancement, and a CNF-based
triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) with enhanced performance and moisture
resistance is prepared. The performance of this functional CNF-based
TENG can show outstanding output stability when the environmental
humidity is 70%. Meanwhile, this TENG can respond to a variety of
human activities, including pressing, stretching, bending, and twisting,
indicating outstanding flexibility, and it can still be used to monitor
the state of human movement in a human sweat environment. This work
is expected to provide more insights and possibilities for application
of such a functional CNF-based TENG in self-powered wearable electronics.
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