Pulsed Laser Deposition for Ambient Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices for Research and Education
Abstract
Performer will develop and enhance its research capabilities in the fields of electrical engineering and applied physics by procuring a Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) system. This proposal involves the development of a renewable energy source for powering autonomous military and defenseelectronic components and systems. Additionally, it empowers the continual efforts of the Department of Physics at Xavier University of Louisiana to train and mentor underrepresented minority undergraduate students in clean energy technologies.The primary goal of the proposed research is to harvest and store the electrical pulses from various mechanical vibrations and temporal fluctuations, where it focuses on the exploration and demonstration of ???proof-of-concept??? of harvesting electric energy by using pyroelectric and piezoelectric materials as transducers. The harvested energy is then stored in a supercapacitor, which is evolving with superior storage capabilities. To fabricate and integrate an efficient energy harvesting and storage device, it demands for a perfectly grown nanostructures and novel quantum dots. The proposed instrumentation improves the structural and electrical evaluations of the films by controlling parameters at the atomic scale and warrants for a superior dielectric, pyroelectric and piezoelectric properties that are desired for transforming micro electromechanical systems(MEMS) energy harvesting and storing technology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812655
Entities
People
- Anderson Sunda-Meya
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- Xavier University of Louisiana