Open AccessStacked piezoelectric energy harvesting device by printing process
Author(s) -
Kamata Yuki,
Yoon Dong Hyun,
Sasaki Toshio,
Nozaki Yoshito,
Yamaura Shinichi,
Sekiguchi Tetsushi,
Nakajima Takashi,
Shoji Shuichi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2016.0518
Subject(s) - fabrication , piezoelectricity , materials science , stacking , energy harvesting , annealing (glass) , polymer , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , power (physics) , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , nuclear magnetic resonance , quantum mechanics
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.