Multieffect Coupled Nanogenerators [PDF]
Research, 2020 With the advent of diverse electronics, the available energy may be light, thermal, and mechanical energies. Multieffect coupled nanogenerators (NGs) exhibit strong ability to harvest ambient energy by integrating various effects comprising piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, thermoelectricity, optoelectricity, and triboelectricity into a standalone ...
Yun Ji, Yuan Liu, Ya Yang
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Magnetic capsulate triboelectric nanogenerators [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 AbstractTriboelectric nanogenerators have received significant research attention in recent years. Structural design plays a critical role in improving the energy harvesting performance of triboelectric nanogenerators. Here, we develop the magnetic capsulate triboelectric nanogenerators (MC-TENG) for energy harvesting under undesirable mechanical ...
Pengcheng Jiao +4 more
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A Spherical Hybrid Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Enhanced Water Wave Energy Harvesting [PDF]
, 2018 Water waves are a continuously generated renewable source of energy. However, their random motion and low frequency pose significant challenges for harvesting their energy.
Hwang, Woonbong +7 more
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The Progress of PVDF as a Functional Material for Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Sensors [PDF]
, 2018 Ever since a new energy harvesting technology, known as a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), was reported in 2012, the rapid development of device fabrication techniques and mechanical system designs have considerably made the instantaneous output power
Baik, Jeong Min +2 more
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Computational homogenization of fibrous piezoelectric materials [PDF]
, 2015 Flexible piezoelectric devices made of polymeric materials are widely used for micro- and nano-electro-mechanical systems. In particular, numerous recent applications concern energy harvesting.
De Lorenzis, Laura +3 more
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A hybrid strain and thermal energy harvester based on an infra-red sensitive Er3+ modified poly(vinylidene fluoride) ferroelectret structure [PDF]
, 2017 In this paper, a novel infra-red (IR) sensitive Er3+ modified poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) (Er-PVDF) film is developed for converting both mechanical and thermal energies into useful electrical power.
Bowen, C.R. +5 more
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Joint energy harvesting and communication analysis for perpetual wireless nanosensor networks in the terahertz band [PDF]
, 2012 —Wireless nanosensor networks (WNSNs) consist of nanosized communicating devices, which can detect and measure new types of events at the nanoscale. WNSNs are the enabling technology for unique applications such as intrabody drug delivery systems or ...
Ian F. Akyildiz +2 more
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Integrated Nanogenerators in Biofluid [PDF]
Nano Letters, 2007 We have demonstrated a prototype ZnO nanowire based nanogenerator (NG) that can effectively generate electricity inside biofluid when stimulated by ultrasonic waves. The potential of increasing output current and voltage was illustrated by connecting multiple NGs in parallel and serial, respectively, clearly demonstrating the possibility of raising ...
Xudong, Wang +3 more
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Measurements of generated energy/electrical quantities from locomotion activities using piezoelectric wearable sensors for body motion energy harvesting [PDF]
, 2016 In this paper, two different piezoelectric transducers—a ceramic piezoelectric, lead zirconate titanate (PZT), and a polymeric piezoelectric, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)—were compared in terms of energy that could be harvested during locomotion ...
Bibbo, Daniele +5 more
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A scalable nanogenerator based on self-poled piezoelectric polymer nanowires with high energy conversion efficiency [PDF]
, 2014 Nanogenerators based on piezoelectric materials convert ever-present mechanical vibrations into electrical power for energetically autonomous wireless and electronic devices.
Kar-Narayan, S, Narayan, V, Whiter, RA
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