Electrode effect on the cellulose piezo-paper energy harvester

Lindong Zhai; Byung-Woo Kang; Joo-Hyung Kim; Jaehwan Kim; Zafar Abas; Heung Soo Kim

doi:10.1117/12.2009566

9 April 2013 Electrode effect on the cellulose piezo-paper energy harvester

Lindong Zhai, Byung-Woo Kang, Joo-Hyung Kim, Jaehwan Kim, Zafar Abas, Heung Soo Kim

Proceedings Volume 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013; 86870R (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009566
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In the recent times, cellulose-based Electro-Active Paper (EAPap) has been investigated to have electro-mechanical coupling and piezoelectric effects which are promising characteristics for a smart material. In this paper, the effects of electrodes of EAPap are investigated for vibration energy harvesting. Although piezopolymers have smaller value of electro-mechanical coupling constants as compared to the piezoceramics, but are very flexible, which motivates to use these materials as potential media for flexible energy harvesting. Cellulose based Electro-active papers are deposited with different metal electrodes like aluminum, gold and silver. The fabricated samples are tested with aluminum cantilever beam under an input excitation. The effects of area of electrodes are also investigated by comparing the output voltage at the different area of electrodes ranging from 400mm² to 1200mm². EAPap cantilever are tested at lowest resonant frequency and under varying acceleration amplitude to maximize the output voltage. From the experimental results, it is concluded that the potential of EAPap as a flexible energy harvester are very promising.

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Lindong Zhai, Byung-Woo Kang, Joo-Hyung Kim, Jaehwan Kim, Zafar Abas, and Heung Soo Kim "Electrode effect on the cellulose piezo-paper energy harvester", Proc. SPIE 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013, 86870R (9 April 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009566

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