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Low-Frequency Self-Powered Footstep Sensor Based on ZnO Nanowires on Paper Substrate
Linköping University, Sweden.
Linköping University, Sweden.
Linköping University, Sweden.
RISE, Swedish ICT, Acreo. Linköping University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0631-3804
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2016 (English)In: Nanoscale Research Letters, ISSN 1931-7573, E-ISSN 1556-276X, Vol. 11, no 1, article id 156Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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In this work, we design and fabricate a wireless system with the main operating device based on zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires. The main operating device is based on piezoelectric nanogenerator (NG) achieved using ZnO nanowires grown hydrothermally on paper substrate. The fabricated NG is capable of harvesting ambient mechanical energy from various kinds of human motion, e.g., footsteps. The harvested electric output has been used to serve as a self-powered pressure sensor. Without any storage device, the signal from a single footstep has successfully triggered a wireless sensor node circuit. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using ZnO nanowire piezoelectric NG as a low-frequency self-powered sensor, with potential applications in wireless sensor networks.

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2016. Vol. 11, no 1, article id 156
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Energy harvesting, Hydrothermal growth, Nanogenerator, Piezoelectric nanowire, Wireless data transmission, ZnO, Digital storage, Nanotechnology, Nanowires, Piezoelectricity, Sensor nodes, Virtual storage, Zinc oxide, Mechanical energies, Operating devices, Piezoelectric nanogenerator, Wireless sensor node, Zinc oxide (ZnO), Wireless sensor networks
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-27692DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1373-1Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84961588464OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-27692DiVA, id: diva2:1133283
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