Bioinspired Superhydrophobic and Conductive Janus Asymmetric Triboelectric Materials for Intelligent Tactile Perception
Abstract Triboelectric tactile sensors enable precise recognition of diverse objects within a single sensing unit, opening a new pathway for the advancement of robotic intelligence. However, these sensors often suffer from limitations such as poor environmental adaptability (e.g., humidity), susceptibility to interface shedding, and a lack of advanced data interpretation capabilities. This study, utilizing an evaporation‐induced strategy, develops a biomimetic hierarchical Janus triboelectric material (HJTM). Its skin‐like structure simultaneously integrates superhydrophobic protection, conductive sensing, and virtual machine learning computing. The HJTM's superhydrophobic surface (contact angle = 163 ± 0.5°) effectively shields against environmental interferences such as humidity, while the underlying conductive network layer enhances charge storage and transfer. As a result, the output voltage is 6.7 times higher than that of pure CNF film, while maintaining 95.32% performance at 99% relative humidity. Furthermore, combined with multiple machine learning algorithms, the system achieves high‐precision recognition (≥ 95.0%) of various objects, including plastic boxes, plastic balls, and glass bottles. This study provides a new pathway toward achieving stable tactile sensing with a single sensing unit under complex environmental conditions.
Authors
- Qiguan Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7292-7361)
- Shuangxi Nie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9695-3022)
- H. H. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-4555)
- Xiaochen Pan
- Ziyu Dang
- Xuelian Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6320-7729)
- Shaoyou Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4811-9767)
- Kang Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7315-3345)
- Tao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3453-9840)
- Jinlong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-622X)
- Zhiwei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6817-1242)
- Shuangfei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-9405)
- Wenxia Zhai
Institutions
- Guangxi University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202526356
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00