Issue 24, 2013

Silicon nanowires nanogenerator based on the piezoelectricity of alpha-quartz

Abstract

Silicon nanowires are important semiconductor with core/shell structure. In this work, the piezoelectric material alpha-quartz was grown in the interface of silicon nanowires by thermal treatment at 600 °C for 0.5 h. These nanowires were employed as starting materials to fabricate piezoelectric nanogenerators, which could convert kinetic energy into electrical one, exhibiting an output voltage of 36.5 V and a response current of 1.4 μA under a free-falling object of 300 g at a height of 30 cm.

Graphical abstract: Silicon nanowires nanogenerator based on the piezoelectricity of alpha-quartz

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Jul 2013
Accepted
30 Sep 2013
First published
30 Sep 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 12330-12334

Silicon nanowires nanogenerator based on the piezoelectricity of alpha-quartz

K. Yin, H. Lin, Q. Cai, Y. Zhao, S. Lee, F. Hu and M. Shao, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 12330 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR03838F

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