Piezoelectric Energy Generation and Harvesting at the Nano-Scale: Materials and Devices
Continuous efforts are being made for alternative power generation techniques for use in devices with sub-micron-scale dimensions. In this work, we have perused through some of these efforts, focusing mainly on devices using materials with piezoelectric properties. In the last decade or so, nanostru...
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| description | Continuous efforts are being made for
alternative power generation techniques for use in
devices with sub-micron-scale dimensions. In this work,
we have perused through some of these efforts, focusing
mainly on devices using materials with piezoelectric
properties. In the last decade or so, nanostructured zinc
oxide (ZnO) has drawn worldwide attention for its pathbreaking
properties. One of its most extensively-studied
properties is its ability to generate power when subjected
to mechanical vibration. It can generate a potential within
a wide range of frequency vibrations, from a few Hz to
thousands of KHz. This can lead to extensive application
prospects in many important fields, like self-power
generating devices for medical applications, wireless
technologies and various sensors, etc. This review looks
into reports related to such technology in detail. It also
takes into account certain other materials that have been
reported for piezoelectric energy scavenging applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c8de270ab9e54328aa895e1528f0f15f2025-08-20T03:05:10ZengWileyNanomaterials and Nanotechnology1847-98042013-11-01321http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/5694145872Piezoelectric Energy Generation and Harvesting at the Nano-Scale: Materials and DevicesIndrani DakuaNitin AfzulpurkarContinuous efforts are being made for alternative power generation techniques for use in devices with sub-micron-scale dimensions. In this work, we have perused through some of these efforts, focusing mainly on devices using materials with piezoelectric properties. In the last decade or so, nanostructured zinc oxide (ZnO) has drawn worldwide attention for its pathbreaking properties. One of its most extensively-studied properties is its ability to generate power when subjected to mechanical vibration. It can generate a potential within a wide range of frequency vibrations, from a few Hz to thousands of KHz. This can lead to extensive application prospects in many important fields, like self-power generating devices for medical applications, wireless technologies and various sensors, etc. This review looks into reports related to such technology in detail. It also takes into account certain other materials that have been reported for piezoelectric energy scavenging applications.http://www.intechopen.com/journals/nanomaterials_and_nanotechnology/piezoelectric-energy-generation-and-harvesting-at-the-nano-scale-materials-and-devicesPiezoelectricityNano-GeneratorZnOLead Zirconium Titanate (PZT)Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) |
| spellingShingle | Indrani Dakua Nitin Afzulpurkar Piezoelectric Energy Generation and Harvesting at the Nano-Scale: Materials and Devices Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Piezoelectricity Nano-Generator ZnO Lead Zirconium Titanate (PZT) Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) |
| title | Piezoelectric Energy Generation and Harvesting at the Nano-Scale: Materials and Devices |
| title_full | Piezoelectric Energy Generation and Harvesting at the Nano-Scale: Materials and Devices |
| title_fullStr | Piezoelectric Energy Generation and Harvesting at the Nano-Scale: Materials and Devices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Piezoelectric Energy Generation and Harvesting at the Nano-Scale: Materials and Devices |
| title_short | Piezoelectric Energy Generation and Harvesting at the Nano-Scale: Materials and Devices |
| title_sort | piezoelectric energy generation and harvesting at the nano scale materials and devices |
| topic | Piezoelectricity Nano-Generator ZnO Lead Zirconium Titanate (PZT) Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) |
| url | http://www.intechopen.com/journals/nanomaterials_and_nanotechnology/piezoelectric-energy-generation-and-harvesting-at-the-nano-scale-materials-and-devices |
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