Professor Kim Namyoung's Research Team (Department of Electronic Engineering) Succeeded in Developing Hybrid E-Skin Combining Triboelectric Nanogenerator and Humidity Sensor for Contact and Non-Contact Sensing

- Published in JCR 1% Q1, IF: 19.069 scientific journal Nano Energy -

- Successfully developed a hybrid e-skin that combines a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and a humidity sensor -

(Left) Ph.D. Researcher Yin Feifei, (Right) Professor Kim Namyoung

The research team, led by Professor Kim Namyoung (Depart. of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University) and Ph.D. Researcher Yin Feifei (first author, Depart. of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University), succeeded in developing a hybrid e-skin that combines a nanogenerator and a humidity sensor. 

(a) Schematic illustration of the human brain achieving contact and non-contact sensing (b) Schematic illustration and SEM images of CNES aiming at contact and non-contact sensing capability

This research was supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) Key Research Center support project supported by the Ministry of Education and the Basic Science Research Program through the Ministry of Environment (MOE) Graduate School of Korea. The research results were published under the title of “Hybrid electronic skin combining triboelectric nanogenerator and humidity sensor for contact and non-contact sensing” in Nano Energy (IF=19.069), an internationally renowned journal published by Elsevier.

Research link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211285522006188