Sensing–transducing coupled piezoelectric textiles for self-powered humidity detection and wearable biomonitoring
Yuanjie Su, Yulin Liu, Weixiong Li, Xiao Xiao, Chunxu Chen, Haijun Lu, Zhen Yuan, Huiling Tai, Yadong Jiang, Jie Zou, Guangzhong Xie, Jun Chen
Abstract
electrospinning to conjugate the humidity perception and signal transduction synchronously and sympatrically. Through phase-field simulation and experimental characterization, we reveal the principle of design of the composition and topological structure of sensing-transducing coupled piezoelectric (STP) textiles in order to modulate the recognition, conversion, and sensitive component utilization ratio of the prepared active humidity sensors, achieving high sensitivity (0.9%/RH%) and fast response (20 s) toward ambient moisture. The prepared STP textile can be worn on the human body to realize emotion recognition, exercise status monitoring, and physiological stress identification. This work offers unprecedented insights into the coupling mechanism between chemisorption-related interfacial state and energy conversion efficiency and opens up a new paradigm for developing autonomous, multifunctional and highly sensitive flexible chemical sensors.