Conjuncted Pyro-Piezoelectric Effect for Self-Powered Simultaneous Temperature and Pressure Sensing.

Song, Kai; Zhao, Rudai; Wang, Zhong Lin; Yang, Ya · Adv Mater · 2019

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Ferroelectric materials use both the pyroelectric effect and piezoelectric effect for energy conversion. A ferroelectric BaTiO<sub>3</sub> -based pyro-piezoelectric sensor system is demonstrated to detect temperature and pressure simultaneously. The voltage signal of the device is found to enhance with increasing temperature difference with a sensitivity of about 0.048 V °C<sup>-1</sup> and with applied pressure with a sensitivity of about 0.044 V kPa<sup>-1</sup> . Moreover, no interference appears in the output voltage signals when piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity are conjuncted in the device. A novel 4 × 4 array sensor system is developed to sense real-time temperature and pressure variations induced by a finger. This system has potential applications in machine intelligence and man-machine interaction.