Salt-In-Wood Piezoelectric Power Generators with Circular Materials Design for High-Performance Sustainable Energy HarvestingShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Advanced Functional Materials, ISSN 1616-301X, E-ISSN 1616-3028Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The nanowatt-level power density of current biobased piezoelectric energy harvesters restricts their applicative potential for the efficient conversion of biomechanical energy. A high-performing, fully renewable piezoelectric device incorporating green piezo-active Rochelle salt in a laser-drilled wood template is demonstrated to form ordered crystal pillar arrays by melt crystallization. Investigating the effect of different crystal pillar configurations on the piezoelectric response, a shearing design (45 degrees-oriented pillars) shows potential of up to 30 V and a current of 4 mu A - corresponding to a 10-fold power increase compared to single-crystalline Rochelle salt. A concept of direct laser graphitization on the crystal surfaces are demonstrated using a fully renewable ink to create electrodes of low resistance (36 Omega sq-1). The entire device can be disassembled, fully recycled, and reused. This nanogenerator outperforms state-of-the-art biobased ones and competes with conventional lead-based devices in power generation while showing a significantly lower environmental footprint, as indicated by life-cycle assessment.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley , 2025.
Keywords [en]
biobased, composite, energy harvesting, nanogenerator, piezoelectricity, sustainable electronics, wood
National Category
Environmental Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-360822DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202418454ISI: 001418994600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85217431435OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-360822DiVA, id: diva2:1941928
Note
QC 20250303
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-03Bibliographically approved