Seamlessly Integrated, High‐Output and Robust Triboelectric Nanoyarns: Continuously Electrospun Core‐Sheath Architectures for Multimodal Sensing Platforms

Abstract Textile‐based triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have emerged as a transformative technology for self‐powered wearable electronics. However, current textile‐based TENGs predominantly employ multilayer architectures that introduce critical trade‐offs: elevated mechanical rigidity, compromised air permeability, and interfacial instability. More fundamentally, their 2D geometry impedes textile‐process integration and restricts dynamic biomechanical compatibility. To overcome these issues, a coaxial nanofiber yarn‐based single‐electrode TENG through a scalable one‐step electrospinning that eliminates multilayer assembly via multiscale engineered core‐sheath integration is developed. This approach achieves performance integration across multiple scales: through incorporating Cs 3 Bi 2 Cl 9 into poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐trifluoroethylene) (PVDF‐TrFE) to enhance molecular‐scale β‐phase and dielectric properties, optimizing surface roughness at the micro/nano‐scale, and forming a macroscale core‐sheath structure with a triboelectric PVDF‐TrFE/Cs 3 Bi 2 Cl 9 sheath. The resulting TENG demonstrates enhanced output performance and operational stability, thus enabling multifunctional applications including interactive guzheng digitization interfaces, textile classification with 95.83% accuracy, and self‐powered Morse communication systems. When woven into a 2D fabric, this TENG achieves high‐pressure sensitivity (3.64 V kPa −1 ), broad detection range (up to 50 kPa), extreme durability (>50 000 cycles), as well as inherent breathability, biocompatibility, and industrial washability. This work establishes a high‐performance yarn‐based TENG through scalable electrospinning, demonstrating practical applications in smart musical instruments and machine learning‐enhanced fabric identification systems.

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Advanced Functional Materials
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2025-11-20
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202523166
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Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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Abstract Textile‐based triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have emerged as a transformative technology for self‐powered wearable electronics. However, current textile‐based TENGs predominantly employ multilayer architectures that introduce critical trade‐offs: elevated mechanical rigidity, compromised air permeability, and interfacial instability. More fundamentally, their 2D geometry impedes textile‐process integration and restricts dynamic biomechanical compatibility. To overcome these issues, a coaxial nanofiber yarn‐based single‐electrode TENG through a scalable one‐step electrospinning that eliminates multilayer assembly via multiscale engineered core‐sheath integration is developed. This approach achieves performance integration across multiple scales: through incorporating Cs 3 Bi 2 Cl 9 into poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐trifluoroethylene) (PVDF‐TrFE) to enhance molecular‐scale β‐phase and dielectric properties, optimizing surface roughness at the micro/nano‐scale, and forming a macroscale core‐sheath structure with a triboelectric PVDF‐TrFE/Cs 3 Bi 2 Cl 9 sheath. The resulting TENG demonstrates enhanced output performance and operational stability, thus enabling multifunctional applications including interactive guzheng digitization interfaces, textile classification with 95.83% accuracy, and self‐powered Morse communication systems. When woven into a 2D fabric, this TENG achieves high‐pressure sensitivity (3.64 V kPa −1 ), broad detection range (up to 50 kPa), extreme durability (>50 000 cycles), as well as inherent breathability, biocompatibility, and industrial washability. This work establishes a high‐performance yarn‐based TENG through scalable electrospinning, demonstrating practical applications in smart musical instruments and machine learning‐enhanced fabric identification systems.

Advanced Functional Materials
Hangzhou Normal University (CN), Nankai University (CN), Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeres (FR)
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