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Characterizing graphite-based pencil material for mechanical energy harvesting and sensing application

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Several techniques had been employed to improve the electrical power of triboelectric nanogenerator since the invention of the device. These techniques include physical structure modification and insertion of nanoparticles in polymer matrix. Herein, we are introducing graphite-based pencil material in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix to fabricate a highly flexible composite film at an instant and economical base. The material choice was made on the presence of clay composed with Al and Si with abundance of graphite in pencil. After material synthesis, well-grinded pencil material (PM) was taken for composite film synthesis. Fabricating 175-μm-thick film by embedding 2 wt.% of PM in PDMS matrix, open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current of 87 V, 13 μA were measured, respectively. Furthermore, changing the top tribomaterial from aluminum to nylon, electrical output of the device was improved up to 53% open-circuit voltage and 31% short-circuit current. The obtained results of PM/PDMS membrane were compared with graphite/PDMS composite film. Furthermore, the composite membrane was employed for temperature-sensing application. The output of the membrane at different temperatures confirmed the robustness of the film for the cost-effective fabrication of a temperature-sensing device.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (No. 2021R1A2C2007804) and the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) National Research Facilities & Equipment Center (NFEC) grant funded by the Korea government (Ministry of Education) (No. 2019R1A6C1010031).

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  1. Ali Nawaz and Hyung Wook Choi have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea

    Ali Nawaz & Dae Ho Yoon

  2. SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea

    Hyung Wook Choi & Dae Ho Yoon

  3. Department of Textile Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (Faisalabad Campus), Lahore, Pakistan

    Nasir Sarwar

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Initial experiments were conducted by the first author. AN gave figures setup and sequence was made by NS. Editing, corrections and improvement in the complete manuscript were made by the corresponding author.

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Nawaz, A., Choi, H.W., Sarwar, N. et al. Characterizing graphite-based pencil material for mechanical energy harvesting and sensing application. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 222 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09640-5

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