Piezoelectric properties of zinc oxide/iron oxide filled polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposite fibers
Author | AlAhzm A.M. |
Author | Alejli M.O. |
Author | Ponnamma D. |
Author | Elgawady Y. |
Author | Al-Maadeed M.A.A. |
Available date | 2022-02-27T09:30:32Z |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Publication Name | Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics |
Resource | Scopus |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06020-3 |
Abstract | Piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENG) with flexible and simple design have pronounced significance in fabricating sustainable devices for self-powering electronics. This study demonstrates the fabrication of electrospun nanocomposite fibers from polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) filled zinc oxide (ZnO)/iron oxide (FeO) nanomaterials. The nanocomposite fiber based flexible PENG shows piezoelectric output voltage of 5.9 V when 3 wt% of ZnO/FeO hybrid nanomaterial is introduced, which is 29.5 times higher than the neat PVDF. No apparent decline in output voltage is observed for almost 2000's attributed to the outstanding durability. This higher piezoelectric output performance is correlated with the ?-phase transformation studies from the Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy and the crystallinity studies from the differential scanning calorimetry. Both these studies show respective enhancement of 3.79 and 2.16% in the ?-phase crystallinity values of PVDF-ZnO/FeO 3 wt% composite. Higher dielectric constant value obtained for the same composite (three times higher than the neat PVDF) confirms the increased energy storage efficiency as well. Thus the proposed soft and flexible PENG is a promising mechanical energy harvester, and its good dielectric properties reveals the ability to use this material as good power sources for wearable and flexible electronic devices. |
Sponsor | Open access funding provided by the Qatar National Library. This publication was made possible by UREP Grant 24-142-1-032 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Springer |
Subject | Crystallinity Differential scanning calorimetry Energy storage Flexible electronics Fluorine compounds Fourier transforms II-VI semiconductors Infrared spectroscopy Iron oxides Nanocomposites Nanogenerators Oxide minerals Piezoelectricity Dielectric constant values Energy storage efficiencies Flexible electronic devices Fourier transformations Hybrid nanomaterials Nanocomposite fibers Piezoelectric property Polyvinylidene fluorides Zinc oxide |
Type | Article |
Pagination | 14610-14622 |
Issue Number | 11 |
Volume Number | 32 |
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