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 …

Photoluminescence of ZnO nanowires: a review

A Galdámez-Martinez, G Santana, F Güell… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
One-dimensional ZnO nanostructures (nanowires/nanorods) are attractive materials for
applications such as gas sensors, biosensors, solar cells, and photocatalysts. This is due to …

Flexible nanogenerators for energy harvesting and self‐powered electronics

FR Fan, W Tang, ZL Wang - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible nanogenerators that efficiently convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
have been extensively studied because of their great potential for driving low‐power …

Recent progress on piezoelectric and triboelectric energy harvesters in biomedical systems

Q Zheng, B Shi, Z Li, ZL Wang - Advanced Science, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical devices (IMDs) have become indispensable medical tools for improving
the quality of life and prolonging the patient's lifespan. The minimization and extension of …

Piezotronics and piezo-phototronics of third generation semiconductor nanowires

C Pan, J Zhai, ZL Wang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
With the fast development of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the last 30 years,
semiconductor nanowires have been widely investigated in the areas of both electronics …

Strategies to achieve high performance piezoelectric nanogenerators

D Hu, M Yao, Y Fan, C Ma, M Fan, M Liu - Nano energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric nanogenerators have attracted much attention in the past decade. In this study,
the development of piezoelectric nanogenerators and their progress toward high power …

An ultra-sensitive and rapid response speed graphene pressure sensors for electronic skin and health monitoring

Z Lou, S Chen, L Wang, K Jiang, G Shen - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Design of pressure sensors with ultra-sensitivity, rapid response speed and long-
term stability is a key procedure to fulfill high performance electronic skins. Herein, we report …

25th anniversary article: semiconductor nanowires–synthesis, characterization, and applications

NP Dasgupta, J Sun, C Liu, S Brittman… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been studied extensively for over two decades for
their novel electronic, photonic, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties. This …

11% efficient perovskite solar cell based on ZnO nanorods: an effective charge collection system

DY Son, JH Im, HS Kim, NG Park - The Journal of Physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A perovskite solar cell based on ZnO nanorods was prepared, and its photovoltaic
performance was investigated. ZnO nanorods were grown on the ZnO seed layer from …

Review on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs): Fundamental concepts and novel materials

J Gong, J Liang, K Sumathy - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The prosperity of human society largely relies on safe energy supply, and fossil fuel has
been serving as the most reliable energy source. However, as a non-renewable energy …