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Flexible hybrid structure piezoelectric nanogenerator based on ZnO nanorod/PVDF nanofibers with improved output

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posted on 2019-01-01, 00:00 authored by P Fakhri, B Amini, R Bagherzadeh, M Kashfi, M Latifi, N Yavari, S Asadi Kani, Lingxue KongLingxue Kong
This study aimed to develop a novel hybrid piezoelectric structure based on poly(vinylidene difluoride) nanofibers (PVDF NFs) and zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO NRs) which eliminate the need for post poling treatment in such hybrid structures. Mechanism of electrical performance enhancement of the hybrid structure is also discussed in this paper. To study the effect of hybridization on piezoelectric performance, pristine ZnO NRs and pristine PVDF NF nanogenerators were also fabricated. The piezoelectric performance of these three nanogenerators was evaluated under periodic deformation at low frequency. The output power of the hybrid structure was found to be enhanced compared to pristine ZnO NRs and PVDF NFs nanogenerators. Such simple hybrid devices that do not need to complicated post poling treatment are more efficient than previous hybrid PVDF/ZnO nanogenerators for practical application. This improved piezoelectric nanogenerator is expected to enable various applications in the field of self-powered devices and wearable energy harvesting to harvest mechanical energy from the human activities.

History

Journal

RSC Advances

Volume

9

Issue

18

Pagination

10117 - 10123

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Location

Cambridge, Eng.

eISSN

2046-2069

Language

eng

Notes

Issue 18, 2019, Issue in Progress

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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