Electrical devices based on hybrid membranes with mechanically and magnetically controllable, resistive, capacitive and piezoelectric properties

Abstract

Cotton fabric based membranes containing carbonyl iron microparticles with and without barium titanate nanoparticles (nBaTiO3) are fabricated. The hybrid membranes (hMs) are inserted between two copper electrodes, reinforced with glass fiber and epoxy resin. The resulted assembly is introduced in a silicone rubber sheath, and plane electrical devices (EDs) are obtained. Here, it is shown that using nBaTiO3, the EDs are characterized by resistive, capacitive and piezoelectric functions which have the property of being controllable in a field of mechanical forces, in a magnetic field or a combinations of the two. This is revealed by measuring the electrical resistance, capacitance and voltage at the output terminals of the devices. The electric voltage generator property of the devices is conferred by the presence of nBaTiO3. These effects allow us to conclude that the hMs offer the possibility of manufacturing low-cost and ecological EDs for various applications such as vibration, magnetic field and mechanical deformations sensors, electric generators etc.