scholarly journals Enhanced pyroelectric and piezoelectric properties of PZT with aligned porosity for energy harvesting applications

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Storage Capacitor ◽  
Pzt Ceramics ◽  
Poling Direction ◽  
Freezing Direction

This paper demonstrates the significant benefits of exploiting highly aligned porosity in piezoelectric and pyroelectric materials for improved energy harvesting performance. Porous lead zirconate (PZT) ceramics with aligned pore channels and varying fractions of porosity were manufactured in a water-based suspension using freeze casting. The aligned porous PZT ceramics were characterized in detail for both piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties and their energy harvesting performance figures of merit were assessed parallel and perpendicular to the freezing direction. As a result of the introduction of porosity into the ceramic microstrucutre, high piezoelectric and pyroelectric harvesting figures of merits were achieved for porous freeze-cast PZT compared to dense PZT due to the reduced permittivity and volume specific heat capacity. Experimental results were compared to parallel and series analytical models with good agreement and the PZT with porosity aligned parallel to the freezing direction exhibited the highest piezoelectric and pyroelectric harvesting response; this was a result of the enhanced interconnectivity of the ferroelectric material along the poling direction and reduced fraction of unpoled material that leads to a higher polarization. A complete thermal energy harvesting system, composed of an parallel-aligned PZT harvester element and an AC/DC converter successfully demonstrated by charging a storage capacitor. The maximum energy density generated by the 60 vol.% porous parallel-connected PZT when subjected to thermal oscillations was 1653 μJ/cm3 respectively, which was 374% higher than that of the dense PZT with an energy density of 446 μJ/cm3. The results are of benefit for the design and manufacture of high performance porous pyroelectric and piezoelectric materials in devices for energy harvesting and sensor applications.

scholarly journals Particle Size Effect of Lanthanum-Modified Bismuth Titanate Ceramics on Ferroelectric Effect for Energy Harvesting

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangmo Kim ◽  
Thi My Huyen Nguyen ◽  
Rui He ◽  
Chung Wung Bark
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Bismuth Titanate ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Particle Size Effect ◽  
Ferroelectric Materials

AbstractPiezoelectric nanogenerators (PNGs) have been studied as renewable energy sources. PNGs consisting of organic piezoelectric materials such as poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) containing oxide complex powder have attracted much attention for their stretchable and high-performance energy conversion. In this study, we prepared a PNG combined with PVDF and lanthanum-modified bismuth titanate (Bi4−XLaXTi3O12, BLT) ceramics as representative ferroelectric materials. The inserted BLT powder was treated by high-speed ball milling and its particle size reduced to the nanoscale. We also investigated the effect of particle size on the energy-harvesting performance of PNG without polling. As a result, nano-sized powder has a much larger surface area than micro-sized powder and is uniformly distributed inside the PNG. Moreover, nano-sized powder-mixed PNG generated higher power energy (> 4 times) than the PNG inserted micro-sized powder.

scholarly journals SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS IN MEMS CANTILEVER FOR ENERGY HARVESTING

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1321-1328
Author(s):  
Abdul Aziz Khan J , Shanmugaraja P , Kannan S
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Von Mises Stress ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Von Mises ◽  
Implantable Sensor

MEMS Energy Harvesting(EH) devices are excepted to grow in the upcoming years, due to the increasing aspects of MEMS EH devices in vast applications. In Recent advancements in energy harvesting (EH) technologies wireless sensor devices play a vital role to extend their lifetime readily available in natural resources. In this paper the design of MEMS Cantilever at low frequency (100Hz) with different piezoelectric materials Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT-8), Tellurium Dioxide (TeO2), Zinc oxide (ZnO) is simulated and performance with different materials are compared. The results are analyzed with various parameters such as electric potential voltage, von mises stress, displacement. The paper discusses the suitability of the piezoelectric material for MEMS fully cochlear implantable sensor application.

scholarly journals Recent Reports of Magneto-Mechano-Electric Conversion Composites

Ceramist ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-259
Author(s):  
Geon-Tae Hwang ◽  
Jungho Ryu ◽  
Woon-Ha Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Application System ◽  
Magnetic Sensing ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Device Structures ◽  
Magnetic And Electric Properties

Magneto-mechano-electric (MME) conversion composites composed of distinctive magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials derive interfacial coupling of magnetoelectric conversion between magnetic and electric properties, thus enabling energy harvesting and magnetic sensing. To demonstrate high-performance MME composites and their applications, various research teams have studied tailoring device structures, enhancing material properties, and developing MME application system. This article reviews the recent research progress of MME composites for energy harvesting and magnetic sensing.

scholarly journals Analysis and Comparison of Macro Fiber Composites and Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Discs for an Energy Harvesting Floor

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 5951
Author(s):  
Carlos Quiterio Gómez Muñoz ◽  
Gabriel Zamacola Alcalde ◽  
Fausto Pedro García Márquez
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Piezoelectric Transducers ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Pressure Cycle ◽  
Low Consumption

The main drawback in many electronic devices is the duration of their batteries. Energy harvesting provides a solution for these low-consumption devices. Piezoelectric energy harvesting use is growing because it collects small amounts of clean energy and transforms it to electricity. Synthetic piezoelectric materials are a feasible alternative to generate energy for low consumption systems. In addition to the energy generation, each pressure cycle in the piezoelectric material can provide information for the device, for example, counting the passage of people. The main contribution of this work is to study, build, and test a low-cost energy harvesting floor using piezoelectric transducers to estimate the amount of energy that could be produced for a connected device. Several piezoelectric transducers have been employed and analyzed, providing accurate results.

scholarly journals Soft and Hard Piezoelectric Ceramics for Vibration Energy Harvesting

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 907
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Yan ◽  
Mupeng Zheng ◽  
Mankang Zhu ◽  
Yudong Hou
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvesting ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester

The question as to which piezoelectric composition is favorable for energy harvesting has been addressed in the past few years. However, discussion on this topic continues. In this work, an answer is provided through a feasible method which can be used in selecting piezoelectric material. The energy harvesting behavior of hard (P4 and P8) and soft (P5 and P5H) lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics was investigated. The results show that the maximum piezoelectric voltage coefficient g33 and transduction coefficient d33 × g33 were obtained in P5 ceramic. Meanwhile, the power generation characteristics at low frequencies were compared by the vibration energy harvester with a cantilever beam structure. The results indicate that the energy harvester fabricated by the P5 ceramic with the maximum d33 × g33 values also demonstrated the best power generation characteristics. The results unambiguously demonstrate that the power density and energy conversion efficiency of the energy harvesting devices are dominated by the d33 × g33 value of the piezoelectric materials.

Performance of lead-free piezoelectric materials in cantilever-based energy harvesting devices

2014 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuruddh Kumar ◽  
Rajeev Kumar ◽  
Vishal S. Chauhan ◽  
Rahul Vaish
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Lead Free ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Piezoelectric Energy ◽  
Energy Harvesting Devices

Energy harvesting is one of the emerging applications of piezoelectric materials. In order to replace conventional lead-based materials with lead-free materials, it is important to evaluate their performance for such applications. In the present study, finite element method-based simulation shows mean power density produced from ( K 0.475 Na 0.475 Li 0.05)( Nb 0.92 Ta 0.05 Sb 0.03) O 3 add with 0.4 wt.% CeO 2 and 0.4 wt.% MnO 2 (KNLNTS) bimorph is 96.64% of lead zirconate titanate ( Pb [ Zr x Ti 1-x] O 3) (PZT) ceramics. Load resistance (R), length of proof mass (Lm) and thickness of host layer (th) are optimized (using genetic algorithm) for maximum power density and tuning the operating frequency range which is near to natural frequency of the structure. The lead-free piezoelectric material KNLNTS has comparable results to that of PZT for piezoelectric energy harvester in the ambient frequency range of 90 Hz to 110 Hz. Results show that KNLNTS ceramics can be potentially used in energy harvesting devices.

Complex Piezoelectric Coefficients of PZT Ceramics: Method for Direct Measurement of d33

1996 ◽  
Vol 459 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Jordan ◽  
Z. Ounaies ◽  
T. L. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Direct Measurement ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Resonance Method ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Pzt Ceramics ◽  
The Real ◽  
Poling Direction ◽  
Piezoelectric Strain ◽  
Strain Coefficient

ABSTRACTA fiber-optic device is used to determine the magnitude and phase of the strain in the poling direction of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramic wafers. This information yields the real and imaginary components of the piezoelectric strain coefficient d33. The measurement hardware and software are described and results from the measurements of d33 for PZT 4 and 5 H wafers are presented. This method has the advantages of being direct, inexpensive and relatively simple to use. Verification of the results is provided through the use of the resonance method.

Texture and Symmetry Relationships in Piezoelectric Materials

2005 ◽  
Vol 495-497 ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas S. Key ◽  
Jacob L. Jones ◽  
William F. Shelley ◽  
Ben J. Iverson ◽  
Hsin Yu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Domain Walls ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Texture Evolution ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Area Detector ◽  
Wide Range

The anisotropy that is inherent to piezoelectricity is directly tied to the symmetry of domains within the crystals of polycrystalline piezoelectrics. Alloy design for these oxide materials is often focused on influencing pinning of domain walls in polycrystals that have been subjected to high fields and elevated temperatures to introduce the ‘poled’ condition from which most piezoelectric devices operate. We have investigated a wide range of these oxides consisting of single phases or mixtures of phases that may be all or partially piezoelectric in character. Crystal symmetries investigated include tetragonal, orthorhombic, rhombohedral and monoclinic with some phase transitions evolving during high-temperature processing or during poling. Materials investigated include a range of bismuth titanates, lead titanates, lead zirconate titanates and sodium niobates. A variety of texture evaluation techniques, including area detector x-ray diffraction, synchrotron x-ray sources, and neutron sources have been utilized along with Rietveld diffraction modeling tools to enable a deeper understanding of domain textures, domain texture evolution and synergistic relations between crystallographic textures and domain textures. This paper documents an understanding of texture and anisotropy in these materials, and provides insight on approaches to optimize textures for high performance in these materials and demonstrates how these tools can be used to evaluate processing variations from production of these materials.

Flexible and Lead-free BCZT Thin Film Nanogenerator for Biocompatible Energy Harvesting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyuan Liu ◽  
Zhuomin Zhang ◽  
Yao Shan ◽  
Ying Hong ◽  
Fatma Farooqui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Lead Free ◽  
Piezoelectric Thin Films

High-performance piezoelectric thin films generally contain toxic lead that limits the application scenarios especially on wearable and medical devices. Alternative lead-free piezoelectric materials such as Ba0.85Ca0.15-Zr0.1Ti0.9O3 (BCZT) have been proved...

A molecular perovskite solid solution with piezoelectricity stronger than lead zirconate titanate

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 363 (6432) ◽  
pp. 1206-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Qiang Liao ◽  
Dewei Zhao ◽  
Yuan-Yuan Tang ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Peng-Fei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Piezoelectric Coefficient ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Piezoelectric Devices

Piezoelectric materials produce electricity when strained, making them ideal for different types of sensing applications. The most effective piezoelectric materials are ceramic solid solutions in which the piezoelectric effect is optimized at what are termed morphotropic phase boundaries (MPBs). Ceramics are not ideal for a variety of applications owing to some of their mechanical properties. We synthesized piezoelectric materials from a molecular perovskite (TMFM)x(TMCM)1–xCdCl3 solid solution (TMFM, trimethylfluoromethyl ammonium; TMCM, trimethylchloromethyl ammonium, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1), in which the MPB exists between monoclinic and hexagonal phases. We found a composition for which the piezoelectric coefficient d33 is ~1540 picocoulombs per newton, comparable to high-performance piezoelectric ceramics. The material has potential applications for wearable piezoelectric devices.

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