Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Node Enabled by an Aerosol-Deposited PZT Flexible Energy Harvester

Geon Tae Hwang, Venkateswarlu Annapureddy, Jae Hyun Han, Daniel J. Joe, Changyeon Baek, Dae Yong Park, Dong Hyun Kim, Jung Hwan Park, Chang Kyu Jeong, Kwi Il Park, Jong Jin Choi, Do Kyung Kim, Jungho Ryu, Keon Jae Lee

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Abstract

A piezoelectric aerosol-deposited (AD) Pb(Zrx,Ti1-x)O3 (PZT) film prepared with single-step deposition and postannealing was successfully utilized to fabricate a high-performance flexible piezoelectric harvester via a fast, simple, and cost-effective method. The high temperature-annealed AD PZT thick film on a rigid sapphire substrate was transferred onto a flexible substrate by the inoranic-based laser lift-off process. The flexible PZT harvester can convert a maximum output voltage of 200 V and a current signal of 35 ΜA from biomechanical bending motions, which are comparable to those of a similar interdigitated electrode-type flexible single-crystal energy harvester. The high-output performance of the energy harvester originates from the large grain growth of the PZT ceramic film under the high temperature annealing process at 900°C, which leads to outstanding piezoelectric harvesting properties with robust endurance for up to around 115,000 bending cycles on a flexible substrate.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAdvanced Energy Materials
Volume6
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Jul 2016

Keywords

  • aerosol-deposited PZT
  • energy harvesting
  • piezoelectric films
  • self-powered devices
  • wireless sensor nodes

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