Strong Piezoelectric-like Electromechanical Response from Single Granular PMMA Interface
Nano Energy 2025
Ignaas S.M. Jimidar, Artis Linarts, Kai Sotthewes, Jānis Lungevičs, Peter C. Sherrell, Andris Šutka

Energy harvesting devices, namely triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) and piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs), are rapidly garnering interest. As such, a great deal of research is devoted to developing electromechanically responsive materials, particularly flexible polymers. State-of-the-art materials are typically from toxic fluoropolymers, which need to be avoided due to environmental contamination risks. In this work, we investigate the electromechanical response of a granular-based electromechanical device. Close-packed monolayers comprising polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) beads with diameters of 0.5 or 3 μm are assembled using a solvent-free rubbing method. Subsequently, the ordered monolayers are brought into contact, while a force is cyclically applied in a quasi-static mode and during buzzer testing. The beads enable the production of ultra-thin polymer layers (with a combined thickness of only 3.5 μm) with controlled morphology (Set by the bead size), which is highly challenging for other polymers. Our findings show that we achieve a d33 value of 19 (in quasi-static mode) and 117 pC/N (buzzer test) for the granular-based PMMA electromechanical device, elucidating the great potential of such beads in mechanical energy harvesting devices, as it matches and outperforms most state-of-the-art polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) piezoelectric materials.


Atslēgas vārdi
Electromechanical devices, Triboelectrification, Piezoelectric-like granular device, Colloidal assembly, Polymer charging, Piezoelectric devices
DOI
10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111519
Hipersaite
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221128552500878X

Jimidar, I., Linarts, A., Sotthewes, K., Lungevičs, J., Sherrell, P., Šutka, A. Strong Piezoelectric-like Electromechanical Response from Single Granular PMMA Interface. Nano Energy, 2025, Vol. 1, 1.-32.lpp. ISSN 2211-2855. e-ISSN 2211-3282. Pieejams: doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111519

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)
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