Stacked mechanical nanogenerator comprising piezoelectric semiconducting nanostructures and Schottky conductive contacts

Patent · Tue Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1023958

Wang, Zhong L ^[1]; Xu, Sheng ^[2]

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1. Marietta, GA
2. Atlanta, GA

An electric power generator includes a first conductive layer, a plurality of semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures, a second conductive layer and a plurality of conductive nanostructures. The first conductive layer has a first surface from which the semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures extend. The second conductive layer has a second surface and is parallel to the first conductive layer so that the second surface faces the first surface of the first conductive layer. The conductive nanostructures depend downwardly therefrom. The second conductive layer is spaced apart from the first conductive layer at a distance so that when a force is applied, the semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures engage the conductive nanostructures so that the piezoelectric nanostructures bend, thereby generating a potential difference across the at semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures and also thereby forming a Schottky barrier between the semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures and the conductive nanostructures.

• Research Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-07ER46394
• Assignee: CHO
• Patent Number(s): 8,003,982
• Application Number: 12/338,131
• OSTI ID: 1023958
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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