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- Title
Nano‐Engineered Carbon Fibre‐Based Piezoelectric Smart Composites for Energy Harvesting and Self‐Powered Sensing.
- Authors
He, Qinrong; Li, Xuan; Zhang, Han; Briscoe, Joe
- Abstract
The integration of piezoelectric materials onto carbon fiber (CF) can add energy harvesting and self‐power sensing capabilities enabling great potential for "Internet of Things" (IoT) applications in motion tracking, environmental sensing, and personal portable electronics. Herein, a CF‐based smart composite is developed by integrating piezoelectric poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)/CuSCN‐coated ZnO nanorods onto the CF surfaces with no detrimental effect on the mechanical properties of the composite, forming composites using two different polymer matrices: highly flexible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and more rigid epoxy. The PDMS‐coated piezoelectric smart composite can serve as an energy harvester and a self‐powered sensor for detecting variations in impact acceleration with increasing output voltage from 1.4 to 7.6 V under impact acceleration from 0.1 to 0.4 m s−2. Using epoxy as the matrix for a CF‐reinforced plastic (CFRP) device with sensing and detection functions produces a voltage varying from 0.27 to 3.53 V when impacted at acceleration from 0.1 to 0.4 m s−2, with a lower output compared to the PDMS‐coated device attributed to the greater stiffness of the matrix. Finally, spatially sensitive detection is demonstrated by positioning two piezoelectric structures at different locations, which can identify the location as well as the level of the impacting force from the fabricated device.
- Subjects
ENERGY harvesting; PIEZOELECTRIC composites; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; PIEZOELECTRIC materials; LEAD zirconate titanate; CARBON fibers; INTERNET of things; CARBON
- Publication
Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, Vol 33, Issue 20, p1
- ISSN
1616-301X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adfm.202213918