Stretchable Piezoelectric Power Generators Based on ZnO Thin Films on Elastic Substrates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fabrication of the Stretchable Power Generator
2.2. Characterization of the ZnO Thin Film
2.3. Testing of the Electrode Resistance under Stretching
2.4. Testing the Power Generation of the Device
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. ZnO Thin Film Properties
3.2. Resistance of the Gold Electrodes under Stretching
3.3. Power Generation Performance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Voiculescu, I.; Li, F.; Kowach, G.; Lee, K.-L.; Mistou, N.; Kastberg, R. Stretchable Piezoelectric Power Generators Based on ZnO Thin Films on Elastic Substrates. Micromachines 2019, 10, 661. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100661
Voiculescu I, Li F, Kowach G, Lee K-L, Mistou N, Kastberg R. Stretchable Piezoelectric Power Generators Based on ZnO Thin Films on Elastic Substrates. Micromachines. 2019; 10(10):661. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100661
Chicago/Turabian StyleVoiculescu, Ioana, Fang Li, Glen Kowach, Kun-Lin Lee, Nicolas Mistou, and Russell Kastberg. 2019. "Stretchable Piezoelectric Power Generators Based on ZnO Thin Films on Elastic Substrates" Micromachines 10, no. 10: 661. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100661