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Table 1 Experimental results of the output generated voltages from the piezoelectric discs made from different piezoelectric materials

From: Development of a battery-free ultrasonically powered functional electrical stimulator for movement restoration after paralyzing spinal cord injury

Material

PZT4

(Volt)

PZT5

(Volt)

PZT8

(Volt)

BaTiO3

(Volt)

Experimental setting

Ultrasound = 1 MHz, 109.59 mW/cm2.

Load = 1 kΩ

10.70 ± 0.63

11.27 ± 0.50

14.17 ± 1.88

11.53 ± 0.61

Ultrasound = 1 MHz, 109.59 mW/cm2.

Load = 10 kΩ

10.53 ± 0.95

13.07 ± 1.47

15.73 ± 2.64

12.73 ± 1.33

Ultrasound = 1 MHz, 379.92 mW/cm2.

Load = 1 kΩ

18.47 ± 1.22

19.07 ± 0.42

24.73 ± 3.51

20.07 ± 0.64

Ultrasounds = 1 MHz, 379.92 mW/cm2.

Load = 10 kΩ

18.40 ± 1.59

22.20 ± 2.75

27.73 ± 3.88

21.40 ± 1.11