title: Flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators based on ZnO nanorods grown on common paper substrates.
abstract: Nanogenerators capable of harvesting energy from environmental mechanical energy are attractive for many applications. In this paper, we present a simple, low-cost approach to convert low-frequency mechanical energy into electric power using piezoelectric ZnO nanorods grown on a common paper substrate. This energy conversion device has ultrahigh flexibility and piezoelectric sensitivity and can produce an output voltage of up to 10 mV and an output current of about 10 nA. It is demonstrated that the device's electric output behavior can be optionally changed between four types of mode simply by controlling the straining rate. Furthermore, it is also shown that the electric output can be enhanced by scaling the size of the device. This energy-harvesting technology provides a simple and cost-effective platform to capture low-frequency mechanical energy, such as body movements, for practical applications.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Heqiu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lizhong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Dechao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiuyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Guoqiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jianfan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shijun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han