Contact-induced continuous electricity generation by ion-electron positive feedback coupled transport for self-powered ionic touch panel
Kedong Shang, Jiahao Fang, Xiaobo Pu, Peng Wang, Yao Chen, Hai Liu, Ning Zhang, Junjie Hao, Yong Zhang, Bingjun Yu, Linmao Qian, Tingting Yang · 2026
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Description
Kedong Shang and colleagues describe in 2026 a touch panel that powers itself from the touch it detects. The soft, clear gel panel mimics skin, where ions carry signals about contact position. Earlier self-powered panels gave only brief pulses, which made tracking a moving finger hard.
A closed loop design with slow charge movement and feedback between ion and electron flows yields a near steady signal while contact lasts. Voltages at the four corner electrodes reveal where the touch falls, with no need to lift and tap again. The single layer stays transparent and highly stretchable, answers fast, and reads paths at fine detail. Self-powered sensing could lighten future wearable and virtual reality gear.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kedong Shang, Jiahao Fang, Xiaobo Pu, Peng Wang, Yao Chen, Hai Liu, Ning Zhang, Junjie Hao, Yong Zhang, Bingjun Yu, Linmao Qian, Tingting Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |