Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms
Abstract Mechanoluminescence platforms, combining phosphors with elastic polymer matrix, have emerged in smart wearable technology due to their superior elasticity and mechanically driven luminescent properties. However, their luminescence performance often deteriorates under extreme elastic conditi...
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| author | Hong In Jeong Hye Sung Jung Milos Dubajic Gunpyo Kim Woo Hyeon Jeong Hochan Song Yongju Lee Swarup Biswas Hyeok Kim Bo Ram Lee Jae Woong Yoon Samuel D. Stranks Soon Moon Jeong Jihoon Lee Hyosung Choi |
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| description | Abstract Mechanoluminescence platforms, combining phosphors with elastic polymer matrix, have emerged in smart wearable technology due to their superior elasticity and mechanically driven luminescent properties. However, their luminescence performance often deteriorates under extreme elastic conditions owing to a misinterpretation of polymer matrix behavior. Here, we unveil the role of the polymer matrices in mechanoluminescence through an interface-triboelectric effect driven by elasticity, achieving both high elasticity and brightness. By investigating interactions between elastic polymers and copper doped zinc sulfide microparticles, we reveal that elasticity significantly governed triboelectric effects for mechanoluminescence. In particular, high negative triboelectricity emerged as the key to overcoming poor triboelectric effect in extreme elastic conditions. This led to the discovery of polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate silane and polycarbonate silane, achieving remarkable elasticity over 100% and a brightness of 139 cd/m2. These findings offer fundamental insights to select the optimal polymer matrix based on systematic parameters for various smart wearable applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-63709d97139548b2bf541c328f4e174a2025-01-26T12:41:35ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111110.1038/s41467-025-56007-5Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platformsHong In Jeong0Hye Sung Jung1Milos Dubajic2Gunpyo Kim3Woo Hyeon Jeong4Hochan Song5Yongju Lee6Swarup Biswas7Hyeok Kim8Bo Ram Lee9Jae Woong Yoon10Samuel D. Stranks11Soon Moon Jeong12Jihoon Lee13Hyosung Choi14Department of Chemistry, Hanyang UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Hanyang UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of CambridgeDepartment of Physics, Hanyang UniversitySchool of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Hanyang UniversitySchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of SeoulSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of SeoulSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of SeoulSchool of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan UniversityDepartment of Physics, Hanyang UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of CambridgeDivision of Energy & Environmental Technology, DGISTDepartment of Chemistry, Hanyang UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Hanyang UniversityAbstract Mechanoluminescence platforms, combining phosphors with elastic polymer matrix, have emerged in smart wearable technology due to their superior elasticity and mechanically driven luminescent properties. However, their luminescence performance often deteriorates under extreme elastic conditions owing to a misinterpretation of polymer matrix behavior. Here, we unveil the role of the polymer matrices in mechanoluminescence through an interface-triboelectric effect driven by elasticity, achieving both high elasticity and brightness. By investigating interactions between elastic polymers and copper doped zinc sulfide microparticles, we reveal that elasticity significantly governed triboelectric effects for mechanoluminescence. In particular, high negative triboelectricity emerged as the key to overcoming poor triboelectric effect in extreme elastic conditions. This led to the discovery of polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate silane and polycarbonate silane, achieving remarkable elasticity over 100% and a brightness of 139 cd/m2. These findings offer fundamental insights to select the optimal polymer matrix based on systematic parameters for various smart wearable applications.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56007-5 |
| spellingShingle | Hong In Jeong Hye Sung Jung Milos Dubajic Gunpyo Kim Woo Hyeon Jeong Hochan Song Yongju Lee Swarup Biswas Hyeok Kim Bo Ram Lee Jae Woong Yoon Samuel D. Stranks Soon Moon Jeong Jihoon Lee Hyosung Choi Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms Nature Communications |
| title | Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms |
| title_full | Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms |
| title_fullStr | Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms |
| title_short | Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms |
| title_sort | super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56007-5 |
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