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Fabrication process for FEP piezoelectrets based on photolithographically structured thermoforming templates

  • Piezoelectrets fabricated from fluoroethylenepropylene (FEP)-foils have shown drastic increase of their piezoelectric properties during the last decade. This led to the development of FEP-based energy harvesters, which are about to evolve into a technology with a power-generation-capacity of milliwatt per square-centimeter at their resonance frequency. Recent studies focus on piezoelectrets with solely negative charges, as they have a better charge stability and a better suitability for implementation in rising technologies, like the internet of things (IOT) or portable electronics. With these developments heading towards applications of piezoelectrets in the near future, there is an urgent need to also address the fabrication process in terms of scalability, reproducibility and miniaturization. In this study, we firstly present a comprehensive review of the literature for a deep insight into the research that has been done in the field of FEP-based piezoelectrets. For the first time, we propose the employment of microsystem-technology and present a process for the fabrication of thermoformed FEP piezoelectrets based on thermoforming SU-8 templates. Following this process, unipolar piezoelectrets were fabri� cated with air void dimensions in the range of 300–1000 lm in width and approx. 90 lm in height. For samples with a void size of 1000 lm, a d33-coefficient up to 26,508 pC/N has been achieved, depending on the applied seismic mass. Finally, the properties as energy harvester were characterized. At the best, an electrical power output of 0.51 mW was achieved for an acceleration of 1 � g with a seismic mass of 101 g. Such piezoelectrets with highly defined dimensions show good energy output in relation to volume, with high potential for widespread applications.

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Author:Dennis Flachs, Florian Emmerich, Christiane Thielemann
URL:Microsystem Technologies https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-022-05405-6
DOI:https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1007/s00542-022-05405-6
Parent Title (English):Microsystem Technologies
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2022
Release Date:2022/12/14
GND Keyword:Mikrosystemtechnik
Volume:2022
Issue:November
First Page:0
Last Page:0
Urheberrecht:1
Institutes:Fakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften / Labore / BIOMEMS Lab
research focus :Materials / Innovative Material Processing
Materials / Material Testing & Sensor Technology
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International
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