DocumentCode
2321858
Title
Investigation of PVDF-TrFE nanofibers for energy harvesting
Author
Dey, Shuvashis ; Purahmad, M. ; Ray, Sanchita Saha ; Yarin, A.L. ; Dutta, Maitreyee
fYear
2012
fDate
16-19 Oct. 2012
Firstpage
21
Lastpage
24
Abstract
We have investigated the copolymer polyvinylidene fluoride, (PVDF-trifluoroethylene) for energy harvesting. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibers were electrospun on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated plastic. The electrical response of nanofibers at different frequencies was investigated. The experimental results demonstrate that the duty cycle of electrical response pulses is increased as the frequency of vibration is increased. By using the fast Fourier transform (FFT) of the response pulses, the maximum power extracted has been calculated.
Keywords
energy harvesting; fast Fourier transforms; nanofibres; polymer blends; FFT; PVDF-TrFE nanofibers; PVDF-trifluoroethylene; copolymer polyvinylidene fluoride; electrical response; electrical response pulses; electrospun; energy harvesting; fast Fourier transform; indium tin oxide coated plastic; polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibres; response pulses;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Waikiki Beach, HI
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2871-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NMDC.2012.6527581
Filename
6527581
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