Hybrid printing of wearable piezoelectric sensors

Du, Yipu; Wang, Ruoxing; Zeng, Minxiang; Xu, Shujia; Saeidi-Javash, Mortaza; Wu, Wenzhuo; Zhang, Yanliang

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106522

Hybrid printing of wearable piezoelectric sensors

Journal Article · Thu Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Nano Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106522· OSTI ID:1977477

Du, Yipu ^[1]; Wang, Ruoxing ^[2]; Zeng, Minxiang ^[3]; Xu, Shujia ^[2]; Saeidi-Javash, Mortaza ^[3]; Wu, Wenzhuo ^[2]; Zhang, Yanliang ^[3]

University of Notre Dame, IN (United States); OSTI
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)

Piezoelectricity provides an ideal electromechanical mechanism with emerging applications in wearable devices due to its simplicity and self-powered nature. However, the 3D printing of piezoelectric devices still faces many challenges, including material printability, high energy poling process, and low dimensional accuracy. This study demonstrates, for the first time, a tellurium nanowire-based piezoelectric device fabricated by a hybrid printing method integrating highly complementary aerosol jet printing and extrusion printing in a single printing platform. The aerosol-jet-printed tellurium nanowire demonstrates piezoelectric properties without the need for any poling processing due to the unique properties of the tellurium nanowires. The silver nanowire electrodes printed by aerosol jet printing demonstrate excellent conductivity and stretchability without the need for sintering. An extrusion method is employed to print the silicone films, which serve as the stretchable substrate and the electrical insulation layers between the printed tellurium and silver. The printed wearable piezoelectric devices were attached to a human wrist to detect different hand gestures and to a human neck to detect heartbeat without using an external power source. In conclusion, the fully printed, sintering-free and poling-free, and stretchable piezoelectric device opens enormous opportunities for facile integration with a broad range of printed electronics and wearable devices.

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Research Organization:: Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: NE0008712

OSTI ID:: 1977477

Journal Information:: Nano Energy, Journal Name: Nano Energy Journal Issue: A Vol. 90; ISSN 2211-2855

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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