Title :
Gold nanoparticles doped flexible PVDF-TrFE energy harvester
Author :
Dajing Chen ; Sharma, Toshi ; Yuquan Chen ; Xin Fu ; Zhang, John X. J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We have successfully developed flexible thin-film energy harvesters based on gold nanoparticles doped PVDFTrFE (polyvinyledenedifluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer. The thin film characteristics can be well controlled by the manufacturing process involving the spin-coating and electrochemical deposition. We demonstrate that nanostructures in thin film piezoelectric materials increase the effective area for charge collection, leading towards enhanced power density and reversibility. Such flexible substrate with doped nanoparticles presents a new class of platform for high efficiency, low-cost energy and sensing applications.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; gold; nanoparticles; nanostructured materials; polymer blends; spin coating; Au; doped nanoparticles; electrochemical deposition; flexible thin-film energy harvesters; gold nanoparticles doped flexible PVDF-TrFE energy harvester; manufacturing process; nanostructures; polyvinyledenedifluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer; power density; spin-coating; thin film characteristics; thin film piezoelectric materials; Capacitors; Electrodes; Films; Gold; Nanoparticles; Surface morphology; Zinc oxide; PVDF-TrFE; energy harvestor; nanoparticle;
Conference_Titel :
Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), 2013 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Suzhou
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6351-8
DOI :
10.1109/NEMS.2013.6559818
