Yes We Can Grow a Semiconductor on Cotton Fabric!
Our article about a metal-organic framework-based tribovoltaic textile for human body signal monitoring is on the back cover of Advanced Science
As wearable electronics continue to evolve, integrating energy harvesting and sensing modules into textiles remains a major challenge. Our research team has been developing fabric-based energy harvesting and sensing devices that can be seamlessly integrated into textiles, enabling unobtrusive natural energy collection and physiological signal monitoring.
In this article, chosen for the back cover, we introduce a tribovoltaic textile based on copper-benzenehexathiol (Cu-BHT), a conductive 2D metal-organic framework grown in situ on cotton textiles. Combined with aluminum fabric, this textile forms a flexible two-layer structure that outputs direct current via a built-in Schottky junction. The tribovoltaic textile can be seamlessly embedded into wearable items such as knee braces or belts to capture joint movement or abdominal respiration in real time. The device is washable, durable and boasts consistent performance over extended use, offering both comfortable and reliable long-term wear.
Our findings highlight the power of metal-organic frameworks in enabling high-performance, wearable tribovoltaic systems. It looks promising for future applications in healthcare monitoring and smart textiles.
Read the full article by clicking on this link: external page https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202414086
