Self-powered cardiac pacemaker enabled by flexible single crystalline PMN-PT piezoelectric energy harvester

Geon Tae Hwang, Hyewon Park, Jeong Ho Lee, Sekwon Oh, Kwi Il Park, Myunghwan Byun, Hyelim Park, Gun Ahn, Chang Kyu Jeong, Kwangsoo No, Hyuksang Kwon, Sang Goo Lee, Boyoung Joung, Keon Jae Lee

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Abstract

A flexible single-crystalline PMN-PT piezoelectric energy harvester is demonstrated to achieve a self-powered artificial cardiac pacemaker. The energy-harvesting device generates a short-circuit current of 0.223 mA and an open-circuit voltage of 8.2 V, which are enough not only to meet the standard for charging commercial batteries but also for stimulating the heart without an external power source.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4880-4887
Number of pages8
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Jul 23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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