%0 Journal Article
%T Piezoelectric Bimorph Cantilever for Vibration-Producing-Hydrogen
%A Jun Zhang
%A Zheng Wu
%A Yanmin Jia
%A Junwu Kan
%A Guangming Cheng
%J Sensors
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/s130100367
%X A device composed of a piezoelectric bimorph cantilever and a water electrolysis device was fabricated to realize piezoelectrochemical hydrogen production. The obvious output of the hydrogen and oxygen through application of a mechanical vibration of ~0.07 N and ~46.2 Hz was observed. This method provides a cost-effective, recyclable, environment-friendly and simple way to directly split water for hydrogen fuels by scavenging mechanical waste energy forms such as noise or traffic vibration in the environment.
%K piezoelectric
%K energy harvesting
%K hydrogen production
%K piezoelectrochemical
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/1/367