Partially aligned piezoelectric nanofibers by sol-gel electrospining process

Yong Shi, Shiyou Xu, Sang Gook Kim

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Abstract

This paper reports the fabrication of partially aligned Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) nanofibers with an average diameter of 150 nm by Sol-Gel Electrospinning process. Both randomly distributed and uniaxially aligned PZT fibers were obtained from the sol-gel PZT solution with viscosity modified by polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP). The diameters of the nano fibers can be further reduced or controlled for different applications. SEM, TEM and x-ray diffraction (XRD) are used to characterize the nano-fibers and their crystal structures. XRD confirmed that pure perovskite phase was formed after the as-spun fibers being annealed at about 650°C. Different approaches have been explored to fabricate the uniaxially-aligned PZT nano-fibers. Microelectromechanical (MEMS) based micro-fabrication technologies are used to assist the development of the nano-fibers in designing the test samples, depositing and patterning the electrodes, and also testing the performance of the nano fibers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 4th ASME Integrated Nanosystems Conference
Subtitle of host publicationDesign, Synthesis, and Applications
Pages77-78
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Event4th ASME Integrated Nanosystems Conference: Design, Synthesis, and Applications - Berkeley, CA, United States
Duration: 14 Sep 200516 Sep 2005

Publication series

Name2005 Proceedings of the 4th ASME Conference on Integrated Nanosystems: Design, Synthesis, and Applications

Conference

Conference4th ASME Integrated Nanosystems Conference: Design, Synthesis, and Applications
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBerkeley, CA
Period14/09/0516/09/05

Keywords

  • Electrospin
  • Nanofiber
  • Piezoelectric
  • Sol-gel

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