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Sonochemically Synthesized ZnO Nanostructured Piezoelectric Layers for Self-Powered Sensor Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2019

Fahmida Alam ,
Sadegh Mehdi Aghaei ,
Ahmed Hasnain Jalal  and
Nezih Pala
Fahmida Alam*
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical &Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL33174, U.S.A.
Sadegh Mehdi Aghaei
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical &Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL33174, U.S.A.
Ahmed Hasnain Jalal
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical &Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL33174, U.S.A.
Nezih Pala
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical &Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL33174, U.S.A.
*
*(Email: falam007@fiu.edu)
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Abstract

In this paper, we report on the flexible thin film piezoelectric nanogenerators based on two-dimensional ZnO nanoflakes (NFs) directly deposited onto flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using a simple sonochemical reaction in aqueous solution at room temperature. Our sonochemical synthesis method is a rapid, highly stable, low-cost, and reproducible method, which can be performed at ambient conditions. These advantages of the sonochemical method allow the synthesis of many different ZnO nanostructures. The structural investigations using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicated that the ZnO NFs grew with high level of crystallinity and without any thermal damage on the substrates. The fabrication of these device provides a promising solution for developing flexible and self-powered electronic devices particularly wearable and implantable sensors. This ZnO-NFs based nanogenerator provides 62 mV of potential and significant reproducibility having with lower p-value (0.0212).

Keywords

nanostructurepiezoelectricflexiblepolymer
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MRS Advances , Volume 4 , Issue 23: Biomaterials and Soft Materials , 2019 , pp. 1355 - 1360
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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