Piezoelectric polymer multilayer on flexible substrate for energy harvesting

• Published in: IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control Vol. 60; no. 9; pp. 2013 - 2020
• Main Authors: Lei Zhang, Oh, Sharon Roslyn, Ting Chong Wong, Chin Yaw Tan, Kui Yao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.09.2013; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Aluminum; Bending; Elastic Modulus; Electric Power Supplies; Electrodes; Electronics; Energy harvesting; Energy Transfer; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Force; Harvesting; Mathematical models; Membranes, Artificial; Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems - instrumentation; Multilayers; Nonhomogeneous media; Piezoelectricity; Polymers; Polymers - chemistry; Product introduction; Studies; Substrates

A piezoelectric polymer multilayer structure formed on a flexible substrate is investigated for mechanical energy harvesting under bending mode. Analytical and numerical models are developed to clarify the effect of material parameters critical to the energy harvesting performance of the bending mul...