Stacked piezoelectric energy harvesting device by printing process

Yuki Kamata*, Dong Hyun Yoon, Toshio Sasaki, Yoshito Nozaki, Shinichi Yamaura, Tetsushi Sekiguchi, Takashi Nakajima, Shuichi Shoji

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Abstract

A simple printing process to design a novel piezoelectric energy-harvesting device made from vinylidene fluoride/trifluoroethylene copolymers is presented. Fabrication using a metal nanoink and a household printer dramatically reduced the fabrication complexity. In addition, this process employed low-temperature steps, and thus the structural damage to the polymers resulting from high-temperature annealing was avoided. By stacking the devices and connecting them in parallel, the generated energy was increased and electric power of ∼1.12 μJ was obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)650-653
Number of pages4
JournalMicro and Nano Letters
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Oct 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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