Flexible composite mechanical energy harvester from a ferroelectric organoamino phosphonium salt
| Title | Flexible composite mechanical energy harvester from a ferroelectric organoamino phosphonium salt |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Vijayakanth, T, Srivastava, AKumar, Ram, F, Kulkarni, P, Shanmuganathan, K, Praveenkumar, B, Boomishankar, R |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie-International Edition |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 29 |
| Pagination | 9054-9058 |
| Date Published | JUL |
| ISSN | 1433-7851 |
| Keywords | binary phosphonium salts, energy conversion, ferroelectricity, hydrogen bonding, polymer composites |
| Abstract | A new binary organic salt diphenyl diisopropylamino phosphonium hexaflurophosphate (DPDPPF6) was shown to exhibit a good ferroelectric response and employed for mechanical energy harvesting application. The phosphonium salt crystallizes in the monoclinic noncentrosymmetric space group Cc and exhibits an H-bonded 1D chain structure due to N-HF interactions. Ferroelectric measurements on the single crystals of DPDPPF6 gave a well-saturated rectangular hysteresis loop with a remnant (P-r) polarization value of 6Ccm(-2). Further, composite devices based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films for various weight percentages (3, 5, 7, 10 and 20wt%) of DPDPPF6 were prepared and examined for power generation by using an impact test setup. A maximum output peak-to-peak voltage (V-PP) of 8.5V and an output peak-to-peak current (I-PP) of 0.5A was obtained for the non-poled composite film with 10wt% of DPDPPF6. These results show the efficacy of organic ferroelectric substances as potential micropower generators. |
| DOI | 10.1002/anie.201805479 |
| Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign) | Foreign |
| Impact Factor (IF) | 11.994 |
