Mechanical metamaterials and beyond

P Jiao, J Mueller, JR Raney, X Zheng… - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Mechanical metamaterials enable the creation of structural materials with unprecedented
mechanical properties. However, thus far, research on mechanical metamaterials has …

Mechanical intelligent energy harvesting: from methodology to applications

LC Zhao, HX Zou, KX Wei, SX Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) connects everything with intelligence,
while the increase in energy consumption generated by numerous electronic devices puts …

From defect mode to topological metamaterials: A state-of-the-art review of phononic crystals & acoustic metamaterials for energy harvesting

F Akbari-Farahani, S Ebrahimi-Nejad - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the field of low-power electronic components production have spurred
research in energy harvesting. Ambient sound can be used as a source of energy, and the …

Tailoring structure‐borne sound through bandgap engineering in phononic crystals and metamaterials: a comprehensive review

M Oudich, NJRK Gerard, Y Deng… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In solid state physics, a bandgap (BG) refers to a range of energies where no electronic
states can exist. This concept was extended to classical waves, spawning the entire fields of …

Recent progress in acoustic metamaterials and active piezoelectric acoustic metamaterials-a review

G Ji, J Huber - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Acoustic metamaterials, structured to produce anomalous reflection and refraction indices
that are not found in conventional materials, are gaining prominence in engineering …

Acoustic-elastic metamaterials and phononic crystals for energy harvesting: A review

G Hu, L Tang, J Liang, C Lan… - Smart Materials and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Metamaterials and phononic crystals (PCs) with artificially designed periodic microstructures
have attracted increasing research interests due to their unique properties that cannot be …

Mechanical energy metamaterials in interstellar travel

P Jiao - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoscale spacecrafts have shed light on an audacious but promising vision for interstellar
travel to neighboring planets beyond the solar system. The nanocrafts can be accelerated to …

[HTML][HTML] A graded metamaterial for broadband and high-capability piezoelectric energy harvesting

B Zhao, HR Thomsen, JM De Ponti, E Riva… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work proposes a graded metamaterial-based energy harvester integrating the
piezoelectric energy harvesting function targeting low-frequency ambient vibrations (< 100 …

Metamaterial and Helmholtz coupled resonator for high-density acoustic energy harvesting

K Ma, T Tan, Z Yan, F Liu, WH Liao, W Zhang - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
High-density acoustic energy harvesting is one of the power solutions for wireless sensor
network nodes in the Internet of Things. In this paper, we present a novel metamaterial and …

Acoustic and mechanical metamaterials for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing applications

G Lee, SJ Lee, J Rho, M Kim - Materials Today Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Metamaterials are artificially engineered structures that exhibit extraordinary properties
beyond the constituent materials, making them attractive for various applications in optics …