Development techniques for energy harvesting piezoelectric textiles

3 Development techniques for energy harvesting piezoelectric textiles 

In the following section, the three major routes most frequently explored and nsed for the deposition and creation of piezoelectric materials/piezoelectric textile stmctures are discussed. These include the electrochemical deposition of zinc oxide piezoelectric structures, electrospinning, and finally conventional melt-spinning, followed by two- and three-dimensional weaving. 

1 Physical/electrochemical deposition of piezoelectric materials on textiles 

The generation of hydroxide ions induces a localised increase in the pH values close of the cathode where the Ztf + and OH ions react together leading to the precipitation of the ZnO nanostructures on the cathode via the following electrochemical reaction.  

ZnO nanowires TEOS layer ZnO seed layer TEOS layer Fibre core 

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