Flexible nanocomposite generator and method for manufacturing the same
US8803406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y30/00
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There are provided a flexible nanocomposite generator and a method of manufacturing the same. A flexible nanocomposite generator according to the present invention includes a piezoelectric layer formed of a flexible matrix containing piezoelectric nanoparticles and carbon nanostructures; and electrode layers disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of both sides of the piezoelectric layer, in which according to a method for manufacturing a flexible nanocomposite generator according to the present invention and a flexible nanogenerator, it is possible to manufacture a flexible nanogenerator with a large area and a small thickness. Therefore, the nanogenerator may be used as a portion of a fiber or cloth. Accordingly, the nanogenerator according to the present invention generates power in accordance with bending of attached cloth, such that it is possible to continuously generate power in accordance with movement of a human body.
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