Lead zirconate titanate nanowire textile nanogenerator for wearable energy-harvesting and self-powered devices

ACS Nano. 2012 Jul 24;6(7):6231-5. doi: 10.1021/nn3016585. Epub 2012 Jun 22.

Abstract

Wearable nanogenerators are of vital importance to portable energy-harvesting and personal electronics. Here we report a method to synthesize a lead zirconate titanate textile in which nanowires are parallel with each other and a procedure to make it into flexible and wearable nanogenerators. The nanogenerator can generate 6 V output voltage and 45 nA output current, which are large enough to power a liquid crystal display and a UV sensor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electric Power Supplies*
  • Electronics / instrumentation
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Lead*
  • Metal Nanoparticles* / chemistry
  • Metal Nanoparticles* / ultrastructure
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nanowires* / chemistry
  • Nanowires* / ultrastructure
  • Textiles
  • Titanium*
  • Zirconium*

Substances

  • lead titanate zirconate
  • Lead
  • Zirconium
  • Titanium