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Effect of piezoelectric coefficient and dielectric constant on the performance of polymer nanocomposite piezoelectric nanogenerator

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The performance of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) directly depends upon the piezoelectric property of PVDF. The most effective and simple approach to the piezoelectric property of PVDF is by adding nanofillers into its matrix. However, the addition of nanofillers in PVDF modifies its piezoelectric coefficient (d33) and also to relative permittivity (εr), thereby affecting the overall performance of PENG. In the present work, we have demonstrated a detailed theoretical analysis of the performance of PENG, using COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS 5.5 to elucidate the role of external force shapes, piezoelectric coefficient (d33), and relative permittivity (ε33) on the open-circuit voltage (VOC) and short-circuit current (ISC) of PVDF nanocomposite film based PENG. It was found that the PENG exhibits maximum output performances under the action of square-shaped force. The open-circuit voltage (VOC) is linearly dependent on the ratio between d33 and εr, whereas the short-circuit current (ISC) is independent of εr. An increasing d33 leads to enhancement of both VOC and ISC; however, enhancement of εr reduced the VOC because of the capacitive effect of PENG. The simulated performance of PVDF nanocomposite-based PENG has been compared with recently published experimental results, and a good agreement has been observed between the simulated and experimental results, which validates our study.

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The authors acknowledge the funding support from the NNetRA project (RP03530) from MeitY and DST (Govt. of India). One of us (A. Mondal) acknowledges the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India (CSIR), New Delhi, for a junior research fellowship (JRF) Grant.

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Mondal, A., Singh, H.H. & Khare, N. Effect of piezoelectric coefficient and dielectric constant on the performance of polymer nanocomposite piezoelectric nanogenerator. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 314 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09415-y

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