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Title: Energy harvesting from vibration with cross-linked polypropylene piezoelectrets

Abstract

Piezoelectret films are prepared by modification of the microstructure of polypropylene foam sheets cross-linked by electronic irradiation (IXPP), followed by proper corona charging. Young’s modulus, relative permittivity, and electromechanical coupling coefficient of the fabricated films, determined by dielectric resonance spectra, are about 0.7 MPa, 1.6, and 0.08, respectively. Dynamic piezoelectric d{sub 33} coefficients up to 650 pC/N at 200 Hz are achieved. The figure of merit (FOM, d{sub 33} ⋅ g{sub 33}) for a more typical d{sub 33} value of 400 pC/N is about 11.2 GPa{sup −1}. Vibration-based energy harvesting with one-layer and two-layer stacks of these films is investigated at various frequencies and load resistances. At an optimum load resistance of 9 MΩ and a resonance frequency of 800 Hz, a maximum output power of 120 μW, referred to the acceleration g due to gravity, is obtained for an energy harvester consisting of a one-layer IXPP film with an area of 3.14 cm{sup 2} and a seismic mass of 33.7 g. The output power can be further improved by using two-layer stacks of IXPP films in electric series. IXPP energy harvesters could be used to energize low-power electronic devices, such as wireless sensors and LED lights.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology & School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22492281
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 7; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; COUPLING; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FILMS; FOAMS; IRRADIATION; LAYERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODIFICATIONS; PERMITTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYPROPYLENE; RESONANCE; SENSORS; VISIBLE RADIATION; YOUNG MODULUS

Citation Formats

Zhang, Xiaoqing, Institute for Telecommunications Technology, Merckstrasse 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Wu, Liming, and Sessler, Gerhard M., E-mail: g.sessler@nt.tu-darmstadt.de. Energy harvesting from vibration with cross-linked polypropylene piezoelectrets. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4928039.
Zhang, Xiaoqing, Institute for Telecommunications Technology, Merckstrasse 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Wu, Liming, & Sessler, Gerhard M., E-mail: g.sessler@nt.tu-darmstadt.de. Energy harvesting from vibration with cross-linked polypropylene piezoelectrets. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928039
Zhang, Xiaoqing, Institute for Telecommunications Technology, Merckstrasse 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Wu, Liming, and Sessler, Gerhard M., E-mail: g.sessler@nt.tu-darmstadt.de. 2015. "Energy harvesting from vibration with cross-linked polypropylene piezoelectrets". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928039.
@article{osti_22492281,
title = {Energy harvesting from vibration with cross-linked polypropylene piezoelectrets},
author = {Zhang, Xiaoqing and Institute for Telecommunications Technology, Merckstrasse 25, 64283 Darmstadt and Wu, Liming and Sessler, Gerhard M., E-mail: g.sessler@nt.tu-darmstadt.de},
abstractNote = {Piezoelectret films are prepared by modification of the microstructure of polypropylene foam sheets cross-linked by electronic irradiation (IXPP), followed by proper corona charging. Young’s modulus, relative permittivity, and electromechanical coupling coefficient of the fabricated films, determined by dielectric resonance spectra, are about 0.7 MPa, 1.6, and 0.08, respectively. Dynamic piezoelectric d{sub 33} coefficients up to 650 pC/N at 200 Hz are achieved. The figure of merit (FOM, d{sub 33} ⋅ g{sub 33}) for a more typical d{sub 33} value of 400 pC/N is about 11.2 GPa{sup −1}. Vibration-based energy harvesting with one-layer and two-layer stacks of these films is investigated at various frequencies and load resistances. At an optimum load resistance of 9 MΩ and a resonance frequency of 800 Hz, a maximum output power of 120 μW, referred to the acceleration g due to gravity, is obtained for an energy harvester consisting of a one-layer IXPP film with an area of 3.14 cm{sup 2} and a seismic mass of 33.7 g. The output power can be further improved by using two-layer stacks of IXPP films in electric series. IXPP energy harvesters could be used to energize low-power electronic devices, such as wireless sensors and LED lights.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4928039},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22492281}, journal = {AIP Advances},
issn = {2158-3226},
number = 7,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}