Issue 24, 2020

Flexible piezoelectric energy harvester with an ultrahigh transduction coefficient by the interconnected skeleton design strategy

Abstract

Based on the strong demand for self-powered wearable electronic devices, flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters (FPEHs) have recently attracted much attention. A polymer-based piezocomposite is the core of an FPEH and its transduction coefficient (d33 × g33) is directly related to the material's power generation capacity. Unfortunately, the traditional 0–3 type design method generally causes a weak stress transfer and poor dispersion of the filler in the polymer matrix, making it difficult to obtain a high d33 × g33. In this work, a unique interconnected skeleton design strategy has been proposed to overcome these shortcomings. By using the freeze-casting method, an ice-templated 2–2 type composite material has been constructed with the popular piezoelectric relaxor 0.2Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.8Pb(Zr1/2Ti1/2)O3 (PZN–PZT) as the filler and PDMS as the polymer matrix. Both the theoretical simulation and the experimental results revealed a remarkable enhancement in the stress transfer ability and piezoelectric response. In particular, the 2–2 type piezocomposite has an ultrahigh transduction coefficient of 58 213 × 10−15 m2 N−1, which is significantly better than those of previously reported composite materials, and even textured piezoceramics. This work provides a promising paradigm for the development of high-performance FPEH materials.

Graphical abstract: Flexible piezoelectric energy harvester with an ultrahigh transduction coefficient by the interconnected skeleton design strategy

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Apr 2020
Accepted
20 May 2020
First published
21 May 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 13001-13009

Flexible piezoelectric energy harvester with an ultrahigh transduction coefficient by the interconnected skeleton design strategy

Y. Hao, Y. Hou, J. Fu, X. Yu, X. Gao, M. Zheng and M. Zhu, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 13001 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR03056B

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