Abstract
Highly-stretchable piezoelectric hemispheres composed composite thin film nanogenerators are fabricated as a self-powered, exceptionally sensitive sensor for providing sensitive motion information from a human body. The composite films are based on the highly-ordered piezoelectric hemispheres embedded in a soft matrix, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and generate large power output up to 6V and 0.2μA/cm2 under normal bending force. The electrical outputs increase by stacking such hemispheres layer-by-layer. The strain sensitivity of the films differs according to the bending direction, and the high sensitivity is achieved by convex bending for hemisphere composite due to the strong electric dipole alignment. The films are attached on the surface of a wrist and its output voltage/current density provides the information on the wrist motion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Nano Energy |
Volume | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Jan 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was financially supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) ( 2012R1A2A1A01002787 ), the KIST-UNIST partnership program (2V03870) or equivalently by the 2014 Research Fund (1.140019.01) of UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), and the Pioneer Research Center Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (NRF- 2013M3C1A3063602 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords
- Anisotropic
- Composite
- Hemispheres
- Nanogenerator
- Piezoelectrics
- Stretchable
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- General Materials Science
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering