Effect of Magnetic Field

Manisha Malhotra, Liya

Guo, Mary P. Ryan,
Nicholas Harrison
on Electrodeposition of
ZnO Nanorods and
Device Applications
 Energy waste
Conventional
from
sources
conventional
exhausting
sources

Carbon Footprint

Need for Sustainable Energy

Recycle waste energy
Can be self powered
Easy to construct

Why Nano?
Integration of Energy
Harvesting and Storage
 Low Yield
Less Waste

Fabricated
Easy to
on various
Fabricate
substrates

Self
Powered

Nanogenerators
 • Piezoelectric properties by
Z.L Wang in 2006
• Utilises piezoelectric effect –
ρ = dX
• Maximum efficiency 23%
• Vertically Aligned ZnO
nanorods

Energy Harvesting with ZnO

Hexagonal Nanowire Systems

• Strain Gradient within few tens of

nanometers increase
piezoelectric effect 400-500%
• Voltage generation from Lattice
Distortion
• Voltage measurement via SPM
• Output power increases with
increasing nanostructure volume
Magnetic Field and Carbon Nanotubes
Growth via Electrochemical Deposition
• Standard Growth
conditions are –
• Molar Ratio – 1:10
• pH – 6 -7
• Temperature – 75°C
• Voltage – 1.5V
• Three electrode
system – Pt, Ag/AgCl,
ITO
Effect of Temperature

65°C 75°C
Effect of pH

pH 6 pH 5
Effect of Magnetic Field

Without Magnetic Field With Magnetic Field

Device Design
• Layer 1 - ITO coated on
Polyethylene Terepthelate.
• Layer 2 – ZnO Nanorods
• Layer 3 - Multi walled carbon
nanotubes.
Questions?
Thank You!