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Solvent-controlled crystalline beta-phase formation in electrospun P(VDF-TrFE) fibers for enhanced piezoelectric energy harvesting

APL Materials, 2020
Electrospun piezoelectric polymer fibers, which offer mechanical flexibility, light weight, and relatively low temperature processing, have emerged as a strong solution to shape-adaptive energy harvesting and sensing applications for smart electronics at
Miso Kim, Sooun Lee, Yong-Il Kim
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Design and Applications of Multi‐Frequency Programmable Metamaterials for Adaptive Stealth

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of metamaterials, including their fundamental principles, properties, synthesis techniques, and applications in stealth, as well as their challenges and future prospects. It covers topics that are more advanced than those typically discussed in existing review articles, while still being closely connected ...
Jonathan Tersur Orasugh, Ankita Mohanty, Amit Malakar, Suryasarathi Bose, Suprakas Sinha Ray   +4 more
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An Energy Supply System for Wireless Sensor Network Nodes

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2012
The power source is a critical obstacle for wireless sensor network nodes. In order to prolong the lifetime of wireless sensor networks, this paper presents an energy supply system that uses a specially designed broadband piezoelectric energy harvesting ...
Guoqiang Zheng, Liwei Zhang, Jishun Li
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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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Energy-Harvesting Performances of Two Tandem Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters with Cylinders in Water

, 2016
This paper presents a new energy-harvesting system with two identical piezoelectric energy harvesters in a tandem configuration. Each harvester consists of a piezoelectric beam and a circular cylinder.
X. Shan, R. Song, Menglong Fan, T. Xie
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Wafer‐Scale Integration of α‐quartz Thin Films toward Super High Frequency Piezoelectric bioNEMS for Chikungunya Virus Detection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Epitaxial piezoelectric α‐quartz/Si BioNEMS sensors, made using soft chemistry, effectively detect the Chikungunya virus. They have a mass sensitivity of 205 pg Hz−1 in liquid and can detect the virus at a limit of 9 ng mL−1. This development enables high‐frequency mass devices for point‐of‐care testing in healthcare and other electronic applications ...
Raissa Rathar, Sijie Ding, David Sanchez‐Fuentes, Claire Jolly, Charlotte André‐Arpin, Rudy Desgarceaux, Nicolas Guillaume, Gustavo Ardila, Ricardo Garcia‐Bermejo, Jaume Gazquez, Sergi Plana‐Ruiz, Laura Picas, Adrian Carretero‐Genevrier   +12 more
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Energy Harvesting from Water Flow by Using Piezoelectric Materials

Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research
As a promising energy‐harvesting technique, an increasing number of researchers seek to exploit the piezoelectric effect to power electronic devices by harvesting the energy associated with water flow. In this emerging field, a variety of research themes
Zihe Li, James Roscow, Hamideh Khanbareh, Geoff Haswell, Chris Bowen   +4 more
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Ice Lithography: Recent Progress Opens a New Frontier of Opportunities

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review focuses on recent advancements in ice lithography, including breakthroughs in compatible precursors and substrates, processes and applications, hardware, and digital methods. Moreover, it offers a roadmap to uncover innovation opportunities for ice lithography in fields such as biological, nanoengineering and microsystems, biophysics and ...
Bingdong Chang, Gwendoline A. E. Anand, Rubaiyet Haque, Dylan A. Chiaro, Mona Sharma, Andrew R. Williams, Frank Niklaus, Daryl W. Yee, Gavin M. King, Anpan Han   +9 more
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Study on the Influence Factors on Harvesting Capacity of a Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesting System Covered on Curved Beam with Acoustic Black Hole

Shock and Vibration, 2023
The acoustic black hole (ABH) structures have been shown to have great potential for energy harvesting. Within an ABH, the bending wave velocity decreases rapidly and the phase accumulates, resulting in localised energy accumulation.
Miaoxia Xie, Fengwei Gao, Peng Zhang, Yuanqi Wei, Meijuan Tong, Yumin He, Guanhai Yan   +6 more
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Tunable and Recyclable Piezoelectric Biomaterials via Ion‐Directed Guanine‐Quadruplex Assembly

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Guanine‐quadruplex (GQ) assemblies, formed via ion‐mediated self‐assembly of amphiphilic guanine derivatives, are introduced as tunable and recyclable piezoelectric biomaterials. Distinct alkali ions induce unique dipole configurations and piezoelectric outputs, with K⁺ yielding the highest performance.
Seungho Lee, Sangyun Na, Yumi Cho, Gaeun Park, Seung Hak Oh, Jaejun Kim, Byoung‐Ki Cho, Sang Kyu Kwak, Ja‐Hyoung Ryu, Hyunhyub Ko   +9 more
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