Water-based graphene oxide inks for inkjet-printed flexible moisture energy generators

With the need for clean sustainable energy and low-waste practices rising, battery-free technologies that run on renewable ambient energy sources are an attractive solution to these environmental concerns. Herein, Graphene oxide (GO) and GO-PEDOT: PSS water-based inks were formulated from inexpensiv...

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Autores: Anagnostou, Katerina, Urban, Massimo, Sotiropoulos, Evangelos, Polyzoidis, Christos, Kavalieraki, Katerina, Mouratis, Kyriakos, Rosati, Giulio, Merkoçi, Arben, Rogdakis, Konstantinos, Kymakis, E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/398770
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/398770
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105010275553
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:2D nanomaterials
Flexible
Graphene oxide
Inkjet printing
Moisture energy generators
Printable inks
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Sumario:With the need for clean sustainable energy and low-waste practices rising, battery-free technologies that run on renewable ambient energy sources are an attractive solution to these environmental concerns. Herein, Graphene oxide (GO) and GO-PEDOT: PSS water-based inks were formulated from inexpensive precursor materials following user-friendly, up-scalable methods. GO-based moisture-active films were deposited on flexible lightweight substrates using inkjet printing to fabricate Moisture Energy Generators (MEG), devices that convert ambient moisture energy variation into a voltage output. The performance of the fabricated MEGs was evaluated using a custom-made automated humidity chamber, yielding an average voltage output of Vo=183 (± 1.76) mV for pure GO and Vo=194 (± 0.97) mV for GO-PEDOT: PSS, in the relative humidity range of 45-95%. We support that this study may provide fertile ground for the development of low-cost energy harvesters for self-powered portable and wearable technologies, minimising the need for batteries and reducing electronic waste.