A flexible piezoelectric/pyroelectric dual-function sensor with high temperature resistance

Li Yin-Hui; Yin Rong-Yan; Liang Jian-Guo; Li Wei-Dong; Fan Kai; Zhou Yun-Lei

doi:10.7498/aps.73.20241006

Abstract

Most of existing piezoelectric polymers have low glass transition temperatures, so they can only operate at lower temperatures (<150 ℃). Once the operating temperature is exceeded, the piezoelectric performance of the device rapidly decreases. At higher temperatures, dense chain motion can interfere with the orientation of dipoles, thus limiting the development of polymer based high-temperature piezoelectric sensors. High-temperature piezoelectric sensor devices are entirely made of inorganic materials, however, inorganic materials are rigid and can only work under small strains. Therefore, enhancing the temperature resistance of piezoelectric polmers and constructing piezoelectric asymmetric structure are the key to fabricating flexible high-temperature resistant piezoelectric/pyroelectric dual functional sensors. In this study, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofiber film is prepared by electrospinning, and then subjected to heat treatment through programmed temperature control. The effects of the different heat-treatment temperatures on the mechanical and electrical performance of PAN nanofiber film are studied systematically, and the results show that PAN high temperature resistant flexible nanofiber film sensors can be used in high temperature environments (>500 ℃). Its output performance is improved with the increase of heat treatment temperature (<260 ℃) and then basically remains unchanged in a temperature range of 260–450 ℃. Finally, the output performance decreases at temperatures higher than 450 ℃. When the heat treatment temperature reaches 260 ℃, the output voltage increases to 10.08 V, and current reaches 2.89 μA. Compared with those of the untreated PAN membranes , its output voltage and current are increase by 3.54 times and 2.83 times, respectively. At the same time, the output of the PAN high temperature resistant flexible nanofiber film sensors is almost unchanged in the high-temperature environments. This is the first time that the pyroelectric effect has been observed in heat-treated PAN nanofiber films and both the open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current have been shown to increase with temperature gradient increasing. Besides, the PAN nanofiber film sensors have durability of more than 5000 cycles at room temperature(25 ℃) even at high temperature (400 ℃). Overall, good flexible, high-temperature resistance, and bifunctional sensing ability make PAN flexible nanofiber film sensors expected to be widely used in high temperature environments such as fire safety, aerospace and other harsh environment.

Keywords:

polyacrylonitrile /
cyclization /
high-temperature flexible nanofiber films /
piezoelectric/pyroelectric bifunctional sensor

Authors and contacts

1.
Micro-Nano System Research Center, School of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
2.
Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Hangzhou 311231, China

Corresponding author: Li Yin-Hui, liyinhui@tyut.edu.cn ; Zhou Yun-Lei, zhouyunlei@xidian.edu.cn

Funds: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52075361, 52205593), the Major Science and Technology Project of Shanxi Province, China (Grant No. 20201102003), the Science Foundation for Youths of Shanxi Province, China (Grant No. 20210302124046), the National Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, China (Grant No. 20210302123156), the Key Research and Development Special Projects of Luliang City and University Cooperation, China (Grant No. 2022XDHZ08).

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图 1 热处理程序温控图

Figure 1. Temperature control chart of the heat treatment program.

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图 2 耐高温柔性PAN压电/热释电双功能传感器示意图

Figure 2. Schematic diagram of the high temperature resistant flexible PAN piezo/pyrooelectric dual function sensor.

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图 3 不同温度热处理PAN纤维的SEM图　(a)未处理; (b) 150 ℃; (c) 260 ℃; (d) 350 ℃; (e) 450 ℃; (f) 550 ℃

Figure 3. SEM of PAN fibers at different heat treatment temperatures: (a) Untreated; (b) 150 ℃; (c) 260 ℃; (d) 350 ℃; (e) 450 ℃; (f) 550 ℃.

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图 4 (a) 不同温度热处理PAN纤维薄膜的XRD图谱; (b) PAN-untreated, (c) PAN-150 ℃, (d) PAN-260 ℃的XRD谱图的拟合曲线　　　

Figure 4. (a) XRD profiles of PAN fiber films at different heat treatment temperatures; the peak-fitting curves of XRD spectrum of (b) PAN-untreated, (c) PAN-150 ℃, (d) PAN-260 ℃.

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图 5 PAN-untreated, PAN-260 ℃, PAN-550 ℃纳米纤维膜DSC曲线

Figure 5. DSC curve of PAN-untreated, PAN-260 ℃ and PAN-550 ℃ nanofiber films.

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图 6 不同温度热处理PAN纤维薄膜的压电输出　(a) 开路电压; (b) 短路电流; (c) 正反接测试; (d) 输出功率(PAN-450 ℃)

Figure 6. Piezoelectric output of PAN fiber films at different heat treatment temperatures: (a) Open circuit voltage; (b) short-circuit current; (c) positive and negative test; (d) output power (PAN-450 ℃).

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图 7 PAN-450 ℃纤维薄膜的高温压电测试　(a) 不同高温环境下的电压输出; (b) 正反接测试(400 ℃)

Figure 7. High-temperature piezoelectric test of PAN-450 ℃ fiber film: (a) Voltage output at different high-temperature environments; (b) positive and negative test (400 ℃).

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图 8 PAN-450 ℃纤维薄膜的热释电性能测试　(a) 电压输出; (b) 电流输出

Figure 8. Pyroelectric performance test of PAN-450 ℃ fiber film: (a) Voltage output; (b) current output.

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图 9 (a) 电偶极子取向示意图; (b) 压电效应原理图; (c) 热释电效应原理图

Figure 9. (a) Schematic illustration of the orientation of the electric dipoles; (b) schematic diagram of the piezoelectric effect; (c) schematic diagram of the pyroelectric effect.

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图 10 PAN-450 ℃纤维薄膜的稳定性测试　(a) 室温(25 ℃); (b) 高温(400 ℃)

Figure 10. Stability testing of the PAN-450 ℃ fiber film: (a) Room temperature (25 ℃); (b) high temperature (400 ℃).

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