Active elements on a basis of ZnO nanorods for energy harvesting devices

Anatolii T. Orlov; Veronika A. Ulianova; Andrii I. Zazerin; O. V. Bogdan; G. A. Pashkevich; Yuriy I. Yakymenko

doi:10.3103/S0735272716020023

Authors

Anatolii T. Orlov National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9426-6317
Veronika A. Ulianova National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8334-2756
Andrii I. Zazerin National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-7388
O. V. Bogdan National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine
G. A. Pashkevich Institute of Physics of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Yuriy I. Yakymenko Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-8616

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272716020023

Keywords:

energy harvesting devices, ZnO nanorods, efficient factor of electromechanic coupling, hydrothermal synthesis, multilayered structure

Abstract

It is represented the research of piezoelectric properties of nanorods and their application in energy harvesting devices. According to the simulation results with method of finite elements the value of electromechanic coupling coefficient of monolayer from ZnO nanorods is greater than one in compare to uniform film application. The sample manufacturing method consists of application of traditional microelectronic technique for shaping of top and bottom electrodes and also application of two-steps low-temperature chemical synthesis for ZnO nanorods. To provide acoustic perturbation of the sample the piezoceramic element is used in multilayer structure fixed on the glassceramic substrate. The results are obtained for two measurement modes, providing oscillations perturbation by rectangular pulses source and by harmonic generator. Obtained results demonstrate high efficiency of piezoelectric transformation for monolayer, which consists of ZnO nanorods that is possible to be used in different self-powered devices.

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