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A high performance piezoelectric-triboelectric hybrid energy harvester by synergistic design

Khatua, DK and Kim, S-J (2022) A high performance piezoelectric-triboelectric hybrid energy harvester by synergistic design. In: Energy Advances (9). pp. 613-622.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ya00143h

Abstract

Generation of electricity from naturally abandoned mechanical vibrations is of utmost importance in the modern era of the internet of things. This strategy is highly beneficial to drive low power electronic devices and useful to numerous sensor applications, which include stress/strain sensing, tissue regeneration, environmental remediation, etc. Piezoelectrics are the preferred choice as mechanical energy harvesters and for related applications. Ferroelectric ceramics with the general formula ABO3are the primary choice of piezoelectrics for these applications. Such systems show a high piezoelectric coefficient (d33) owing to collaborative interactions of the inherent polarization vectors of the crystal lattices. Here, we have invoked the idea of grain size-assisted polarization enhancement for improved piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) performance of BaTiO3in the form of a polymer/ceramic composite. This composite also exhibits improved triboelectric energy harvesting (TEH) performance owing to the high dielectric constant of the ceramics. Grain size has a dramatic effect on the dielectric constant along with influencing d33. Here we demonstrate how the performance of a hybrid device relying on the PEH and TEH processes can be improved by grain size variation. Our approach shows a new way to improve the performance of hybrid mechanical energy harvesting devices. © 2022 The Author(s).

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Energy Advances
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Additional Information: The copyright for this article belongs to the Authors.
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2023 06:43
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2023 06:43
URI: https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/81346

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