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Triaxial braided piezo fiber energy harvesters for self-powered wearable technologies

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posted on 2024-11-16, 04:59 authored by Fatemeh MokhtariFatemeh Mokhtari, Javad ForoughiJavad Foroughi, Tian Zheng, Zhenxiang ChengZhenxiang Cheng, Geoffrey SpinksGeoffrey Spinks
Today we associate wearable technologies with electronic devices and novel approaches for powering these devices are being enabled by the advent of new piezoelectric materials and novel fabrication strategies. Mechanical energy harvesters are needed for such diverse applications as self-powered wireless sensors, structural and human health monitoring systems, and cheaply harvesting energy from human movements. Herein, we demonstrate novel triaxial braided PVDF yarn harvesters that piezoelectrically convert tensile mechanical energy into electrical energy. Compressing or bending braided PVDF yarns generated a maximum output voltage of 380 mV and a power density of 29.62 μW cm -3 which is ∼1559% higher than previously reported for piezoelectric textiles. It is found that the developed triaxial energy generator exhibits significantly higher sensitivity by a factor of 4 compared with the PVDF energy generator. Unlike other piezoelectric harvesters, the triaxial braided PVDF yarn achieves tensile energy harvesting and shows extreme durability which enables cycling with up to 50% strain for thousands of cycles with no changes in its performance. The production process is compatible with industrial, large-scale textile manufacturing and can be used for a variety of potential applications such as wearable electronic systems and energy harvesters charged from everyday body movements.

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Development of hybrid carbon nanotube yarn and processing methods to create 3D smart materials and devices

Australian Research Council

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Mokhtari, F., Foroughi, J., Zheng, T., Cheng, Z. & Spinks, G. M. (2019). Triaxial braided piezo fiber energy harvesters for self-powered wearable technologies. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7 (14), 8245-8257.

Journal title

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Volume

7

Issue

14

Pagination

8245-8257

Language

English

RIS ID

135013

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