Aluminum nitride (AlN) has gained wide interest owing to its high values of elastic modulus,
band gap, dielectric strength, resistivity, thermal conductivity and acoustic velocities …

Vibration energy harvesting typically involves a mechanical oscillatory mechanism to
accumulate ambient kinetic energy, prior to the conversion to electrical energy through a …

Vibration energy harvesting converts mechanical energy from ambient sources to electricity
to power remote sensors. Compared to linear resonators that have poor performance away …

Vibration energy harvesting using the piezoelectric effect is becoming a promising solution
to the sustainable green power source for low-power portable and wireless electronics. To …

In this work, the nonlinear dynamics and active control of smart beams are investigated
using the shear mode and extensional mode piezoelectric actuators. The numerical analysis …

This paper reports a study into the movement of vibratory machines for various technological
purposes that determined their stable zones. These zones warrant that the predetermined …

Small and micro-scale energy harvesting is an essential and viable option for the powering
of portable and maintenance free electronic devices, wireless sensor nodes, and similar …

Micromechanical oscillator sustains oscillation through a velocity-proportional feedback
force. Stabilization of the oscillation frequency is typically achieved by increasing the …

To extend the working bandwidth for piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting,
autoparametric internal resonant system is proposed. Unstable quasiperiodic motion and …

A parametric resonator for vibration energy harvesting is presented. Despite large
responses from parametric resonance, two major drawbacks of parametric resonance …