A Transparent and Flexible Graphene-Piezoelectric Fiber Generator

Yiin Kuen Fuh; Chien Cheng Kuo; Zih Ming Huang; Shan Chien Li; En Rui Liu

doi:10.1002/smll.201503605

A Transparent and Flexible Graphene-Piezoelectric Fiber Generator

Small. 2016 Apr 13;12(14):1875-81. doi: 10.1002/smll.201503605. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Authors

Yiin Kuen Fuh^{1

2}, Chien Cheng Kuo¹, Zih Ming Huang¹, Shan Chien Li¹, En Rui Liu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City, 32001, Taiwan.
² Institute of Energy Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City, 32001, Taiwan.

PMID: 26929015
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201503605

Abstract

Piezoelectric fiber-based generators are prepared by combining two distinctive materials - poly(vinlyidene fluoride) fibers and monolayer/bilayer graphene. Novelty lies in the replacement of opaque metal electrodes with transparent graphene electrodes which enable the graphene-piezoelectric fiber generator to exhibit high flexibility and transparency as well as a great performance with an achievable output of voltage/current about 2 V/200 nA.

Keywords: PDMS; graphene-piezoelectric fiber generators; near-field electrospinning; piezoelectric nanogenerators; poly(vinlyidene fluoride).