Synthesis of zinc oxide/carbon fiber composites with improved piezoelectric response by plasma-liquid interaction

Ziyang Zhong, Congcong Wang, Ruoyu Han, Ming Gao*, Yifan Huang, Seeram Ramakrishna

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Abstract

Flexible composites based on zinc oxide (ZnO) for piezoelectric sensors have attracted extensive attention. Herein, the zinc oxide/carbon fiber (ZnO/CF) composites with improved piezoelectric response are synthesized by an efficient and simple plasma-liquid interaction strategy. The ZnO lamellar nanostructure on the CF surface can be regulated with different plasma discharge time. Based on the inverse piezoelectric effect, the piezoelectric coefficient d33 of the composite is 5.24 p.m./V. This study largely simplifies the fabrication process of ZnO/CF composite and provides a new strategy for coupling piezoelectric materials on flexible substrates to improve piezoelectric response.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101495
JournalComposites Communications
Volume38
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2023

Keywords

  • Carbon fiber composites
  • Piezoelectric response
  • Plasma-liquid interaction
  • Zinc oxide

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