Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Development of Wearable Mechanical Energy-Harvesters: A Review

Nag, Anindya; Simorangkir, Roy B. V. B.; Sapra, Samta; Buckley, John L.; O'Flynn, Brendan; Liu, Zhi; Mukhopadhyay, Subhas Chandra

Abstract

The unique characteristics of graphene have generated a lot of interest in the research community. A concept of utilizing graphene and its derivatives in the development of energy harvesters has just appeared in recent decades. This paper focuses on the application of reduced graphene oxide (rGO), a graphene derivative, in the development of wearable mechanical energy-harvesters to enable self-powered wearable sensing systems. Harvesting of energy has been a state-of-the-art phenomenon due to the ever-increasing requirement of power to run the sensing systems. Flexible systems that used rGO to gather energy with intensities ranging from a few microwatts to a few hundreds of microwatts have been used. Some examples are presented, focusing on the class of piezoelectric and triboelectric-based energy harvesters, with descriptions of their material composition, manufacturing methods, operating principle, and performance. Finally, the challenges and drawbacks of rGO-based energy harvesters are discussed, along with some of the potential solutions.

Citation

Nag, A., Simorangkir, R. B. V. B., Sapra, S., Buckley, J. L., O'Flynn, B., Liu, Z., & Mukhopadhyay, S. C. (2021). Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Development of Wearable Mechanical Energy-Harvesters: A Review. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(23), 26415-26425. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2021.3118565

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 6, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Oct 6, 2021
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Oct 19, 2023
• Journal: IEEE Sensors Journal
• Print ISSN: 1530-437X
• Electronic ISSN: 1558-1748
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 23
• Pages: 26415-26425
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2021.3118565
• Keywords: Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Instrumentation
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1792166