Self-Powered and Soft Polymer MEMS/NEMS Devices (eBook)

Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Kai Tao, Debarun Sengupta, Michael S. Triantafyllou (Autoren)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2019
X, 85 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-05554-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores the fabrication of soft material and biomimetic MEMS sensors, presents a review of MEMS/NEMS energy harvesters and self-powered sensors, and focuses on the recent efforts in developing flexible and wearable piezoelectric nanogenerators. It also includes a critical analysis of various energy harvesting principles, such as electromagnetic, piezoelectric, electrostatic, triboelectric, and magnetostrictive. 

This multidisciplinary book is appropriate for students and professionals in the fields of material science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and bioengineering.

Dr. Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli is an Assistant Professor at the Advanced Production Engineering Department, University of Groningen.

Kai Tao is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University, P.R. China.

Debarun Sengupta is a researcher with the Advanced Production Engineering Department, University of Groningen. 

Michael Triantafyllou is Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Center for Ocean Engineering, Head of the Area of Ocean Science and Engineering, and Director of the Testing Tank and Propeller Tunnel Facilities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Contents 9
Chapter 1: MEMS/NEMS-Enabled Energy Harvesters as Self-Powered Sensors 11
1.1 Introduction 11
1.2 Methods of Mechanical Energy Harvesting 14
1.2.1 Electrostatic MEMS Harvesters 16
Electret-Free Electrostatic Harvesters 16
Electret-Based Electrostatic Energy Harvesters 19
Electroactive Polymer-Based Harvesters 23
1.2.2 Electromagnetic MEMS Harvesters 24
Electromagnetic Generators by Relative Movement 24
Electromagnetic Generators with Magnetostrictive Materials 29
1.2.3 Piezoelectric MEMS Harvesters 29
1.2.4 Triboelectric Nanogenerators 30
1.3 MEMS/NEMS-Enabled Harvesters as Self-Powered Sensors 32
1.3.1 Ceramic-Based Piezoelectric Self-Powered Sensors 32
1.3.2 Self-Powered Sensors Using ZnO Nanowires 33
1.3.3 Polymer-Based Piezoelectric Nanosensors 34
1.4 Triboelectric Nanogenerators as Self-Powered Sensors 34
1.4.1 Triboelectric Nanogenerators as Trajectory Sensors 34
1.4.2 Triboelectric Nanogenerators as Tactile Sensors 35
1.4.3 Triboelectric Nanogenerators as Acoustic Sensors 36
1.4.4 Triboelectric Nanogenerators as Chemical Sensors 36
1.5 Conclusions 37
References 38
Chapter 2: Flexible and Wearable Piezoelectric Nanogenerators 41
2.1 Introduction 42
2.1.1 Mechanism of Piezoelectric Effect 42
2.1.2 Piezoelectric Materials 43
2.2 Piezoelectric Polymers 44
2.2.1 Bulk Piezopolymers 45
2.2.2 Polymer Piezoelectric Composites 47
2.2.3 Voided Charged Polymers 47
2.3 Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters 48
2.3.1 Piezoelectric Thin Film/Bulk Energy Harvesters 49
2.3.2 Piezoelectric Nanofiber Energy Harvesters 55
2.3.3 Piezoelectric Nanowire Energy Harvesters 61
2.4 Conclusions and Future Work 66
References 66
Chapter 3: Nature-Inspired Self-Powered Sensors and Energy Harvesters 71
3.1 Introduction 71
3.1.1 Flow Sensing in Marine Creatures 72
3.1.2 Flow Sensing in Fishes 72
3.1.3 Flow Sensing in Crocodiles 75
3.1.4 Flow Sensing in Harbor Seals 77
3.2 Underwater Animal-Inspired Self-Powered Sensors 78
3.2.1 Neuromast-Inspired Biomimetic MEMS Sensors 78
3.2.2 Crocodile-Inspired Self-Powered Sensors 82
3.2.3 Harbor Seal-Inspired Biomimetic Sensors 84
3.3 Conclusions and Future Work 88
References 89
Index 92

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2019
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
• Zusatzinfo: X, 85 p. 65 illus., 49 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: Biomimetics and nature-inspired technologies • Chemical sensing • Electrospun Nanofibers • Energy harvesting micro/nano devices • Graphene and 2D materials • Heavy metal detection • Hydrodynamics and flow sensing • Hydrogels • Novel materials for energy harvesting • piezoelectric materials • Power generators • Sensors and sensing systems • soft polymers
• ISBN-10: 3-030-05554-X / 303005554X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-05554-7 / 9783030055547