A review of energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials: state-of-the-art a decade later (2008–2018)

M Safaei, HA Sodano, SR Anton - Smart materials and structures, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Energy harvesting technologies have been explored by researchers for more than two
decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (eg batteries) for small-sized and …

A comprehensive review on piezoelectric energy harvesting technology: Materials, mechanisms, and applications

H Liu, J Zhong, C Lee, SW Lee, L Lin - Applied physics reviews, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The last decade has witnessed significant advances in energy harvesting technologies as a
possible alternative to provide a continuous power supply for small, low-power devices in …

Self-poled piezoelectric polymer composites via melt-state energy implantation

ZX Huang, LW Li, YZ Huang, WX Rao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Lightweight flexible piezoelectric polymers are demanded for various applications. However,
the low instinctively piezoelectric coefficient (ie. d33) and complex poling process greatly …

Origami-inspired electret-based triboelectric generator for biomechanical and ocean wave energy harvesting

K Tao, H Yi, Y Yang, H Chang, J Wu, L Tang, Z Yang… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the critical issues for the conventional TENGs for applications in biomechanical and
blue energy harvesting is to develop adaptive, simple-structured, high performance but low …

Advances in Piezoelectret Materials‐Based Bidirectional Haptic Communication Devices

Y Gong, K Zhang, IM Lei, Y Wang… - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bidirectional haptic communication devices accelerate the revolution of virtual/augmented
reality and flexible/wearable electronics. As an emerging kind of flexible piezoelectric …

Alternatives to Fluoropolymers for Motion‐Based Energy Harvesting: Perspectives on Piezoelectricity, Triboelectricity, Ferroelectrets, and Flexoelectricity

PC Sherrell, A Šutka, M Timusk, A Šutka - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fluoropolymers, including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon), polyvinylidene difluoride
(PVDF), and fluorine kautschuk materials (FKMs, Viton) are critical polymers for applications …

Piezoelectrets for wearable energy harvesters and sensors

X Mo, H Zhou, W Li, Z Xu, J Duan, L Huang, B Hu… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Wearable electronics have attracted attention for their potential use in constructing a human-
centered intelligent world. As one of the most promising materials for constructing high …

Recent advances in ferroelectret fabrication, performance optimization, and applications

N Wang, H Zhang, X Qiu, R Gerhard… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The growing demand for wearable devices has sparked a significant interest in ferroelectret
films. They possess flexibility and exceptional piezoelectric properties due to strong …

Ferroelectret materials and devices for energy harvesting applications

Y Zhang, CR Bowen, SK Ghosh, D Mandal… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of ferroelectret materials for energy harvesting
applications. These materials take the form of a cellular compliant polymer with polarised …

Recent progress on piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and magnetoelectric polymer‐based energy‐harvesting devices

P Costa, J Nunes-Pereira, N Pereira… - Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Energy harvesting from the environment based on electroactive polymers has been
increasing in recent years. Ferroelectric polymers are used as mechanical‐to‐electrical …