Super elastic and negative triboelectric polymer matrix for high performance mechanoluminescent platforms.

ABSTRACT: Mechanoluminescence platforms, combining phosphors with elastic polymer matrix, have emerged in smart wearable technology due to their superior elasticity and mechanically driven luminescent properties. However, their luminescence performance often deteriorates under extreme elastic conditions owing to a misinterpretation of polymer matrix behavior. Here, we unveil the role of the polymer matrices in mechanoluminescence through an interface-triboelectric effect driven by elasticity, achieving both high elasticity and brightness. By investigating interactions between elastic polymers and copper doped zinc sulfide microparticles, we reveal that elasticity significantly governed triboelectric effects for mechanoluminescence. In particular, high negative triboelectricity emerged as the key to

SUBMITTER: Jeong HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11747495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature