Journal
NANO ENERGY
Volume 57, Issue -, Pages 670-679Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.12.080
Keywords
Self-powered system; III-nitride; Thin film; Flexible; Biocompatible; Piezoelectric generators
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Funding
- Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH)
- Provost Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) at the University of Houston
- National Science Foundation [DMR-1659763]
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Energy harvesters that scavenge biomechanical energy are promising power supply candidates for wearable and implantable electronics. Of the most widely used energy harvesters, piezoelectric generators can generate more electric charge than their triboelectric counterparts with similar device size, thus are more suitable to make compact wearable devices. However, most high-power piezoelectric generators are made from lead zirconate titanate, making them undesirable for wearable applications due to the toxic lead element. In this study, a flexible piezoelectric generator (F-PEG) is fabricated with chemically stable and biocompatible Group-III-nitride (III-N) thin film by a layer-transfer method. The III-N thin-film F-PEG can generate an open-circuit voltage of 50 V, a short-circuit current of 15 mu A, and a maximum power of 167 mu W at a load resistance of 5M Omega. Applications of the III-N thin-film F-PEG are demonstrated by directly powering electronics such as light-emitting diodes and electric watches, and by charging commercial capacitors and batteries to operate an optical pulse sensor. Furthermore, the III-N thin-film F-PEG shows good durability and a stable output after being subjected to severe buckling tests of over 30,000 cycles.
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