Enhanced Piezoelectricity and Stretchability in Energy Harvesting Devices Fabricated from Buckled PZT Ribbons
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The development of a method for integrating highly efficient energy conversion materials onto soft, biocompatible substrates could yield breakthroughs in implantable or wearable energy harvesting systems. Of particular interest are devices which can conform to irregular, curved surfaces, and operate in vital environments that may involve both flexing and stretching modes. Previous studies have shown significant advances in the integration of highly efficient piezoelectric nanocrystals on flexible and bendable substrates. Yet, such inorganic nanomaterials are mechanically incompatible with the extreme elasticity of elastomeric substrates. Here, we present a novel strategy for overcoming these limitations, by generating wavy piezoelectric ribbons on silicone rubber. Our results show that the amplitudes in the waves accommodate order-of-magnitude increases in maximum tensile strain without fracture. Further, local probing of the buckled ribbons reveals an enhancement in the piezoelectric effect of up to 70%, thus representing the highest reported piezoelectric response on a stretchable medium. These results allow for the integration of energy conversion devices which operate in stretching mode via reversible deformations in the wavy/buckled ribbons.
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- Authors
- Qi, Y., Kim, J., Nguyen, T. D., Lisko, B., Purohit, P. K., & McAlpine, M. C.
- Affiliations
- Princeton University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Purohit, Prashant K.
- McAlpine, Michael C.
- Venue
- Nano Letters
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2011-02-15
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1331-1336
- ISSN
- 1530-6984 (ISSN-L)
- 1530-6992
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- 20.29
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- journal article
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
- Keywords
- piezoelectric properties, lead zirconate titanate, energy harvesting, tensile strain, wearable electronics
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