Bio-inspired flexible vibration visualization sensor based on piezo-electrochromic effect

Autor: Xuan Chen, Laihui Luo, Zhou Zeng, Jie Jiao, Mudassar Shehzad, Guoliang Yuan, Haosu Luo, Yaojin Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Materiomics, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 643-650 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-8478
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmat.2020.06.002
Popis: Monitoring structural vibration can provide quantitative information for both structural health evaluations and early-warning maintenance. The most classic vibration-based structural health monitoring is equipped with piezoelectric accelerometers, which is expensive and inconvenient due to cumbersome and time-consuming sensor installation and high power-consumptive data acquisition systems. One other main challenge with these systems is the inherent limitations for multi-point monitoring in critical elements with curvature due to their non-conformability. Here, inspired by the chameleon, we report a cost-effective, flexible and conformal, self-powered vibration sensor based on elasto-electro-chemical synergistic effect of piezoelectricity and electrochromism. The sensor can provide not only in-situ visualization, but also ex-situ recording of structural vibration due to the non-volatile color memory effect of electrochromism. The passive sensor system is composed of two distinct electronic components — ternary Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3PbTiO3 piezoelectric single crystal ribbon sensors and a solid-state tungsten trioxide electrochromic indicator driven by vibration-induced voltage generated by the piezoelectric ribbons. The proposed piezo-electrochromic based passive non-volatile visualization sensor may find diverse applications in structural health monitoring, smart wallpapers, and medical injury rehabilitation.
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