A vibration-driven nanogenerator fabricated on common paper substrate for harvesting energy from environment

There are numerous sources of mechanical energy in our environment, such as ultrasonic waves, body movement, and irregular air flow/vibration. Here, we present a simple, cost-effective approach for fabricating a flexible nanogenerator and apply it to harvest energy from environmental mechanical vibr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of renewable and sustainable energy 2015-05, Vol.7 (3)
Hauptverfasser: Lei, J. X., Qiu, Y., Yang, D. C., Zhang, H. Q., Yin, B., Ji, J. Y., Zhao, Y., Hu, L. Z.
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Zusammenfassung:There are numerous sources of mechanical energy in our environment, such as ultrasonic waves, body movement, and irregular air flow/vibration. Here, we present a simple, cost-effective approach for fabricating a flexible nanogenerator and apply it to harvest energy from environmental mechanical vibrations. The nanogenerator was based on ZnO nanorods grown on common paper substrate using a low-temperature hydrothermal method. Piezoelectric currents were measured by attaching the nanogenerator on the surface of a cantilever and a wind-up drum, respectively. At the same time, the vibrations of the cantilever and wind-up drum could also be characterized by the corresponding output signals. This is a practical and versatile technology with the potential for converting a variety of environment energy into electric energy, and also with the application for pre-warning of emergency, such as earthquake and burgling.
ISSN:1941-7012
1941-7012
DOI:10.1063/1.4921832