Piezoelectric energy harvesters for biomedical applications

F Ali, W Raza, X Li, H Gul, KH Kim - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, implantable medical electronics (IMEs) have become essential for extending
patient's lives. Extending the lifespan of these devices has in turn become a main challenge …

Nano-modified titanium implant materials: a way toward improved antibacterial properties

J Liu, J Liu, S Attarilar, C Wang… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Titanium and its alloys have superb biocompatibility, low elastic modulus, and favorable
corrosion resistance. These exceptional properties lead to its wide use as a medical implant …

Ferroelectric nanoparticles, wires and tubes: synthesis, characterisation and applications

J Varghese, RW Whatmore, JD Holmes - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured materials are central to the evolution of future electronics and information
technologies. Ferroelectrics have already been established as a dominant branch in the …

Organic–inorganic nanocomposites via placing monodisperse ferroelectric nanocrystals in direct and permanent contact with ferroelectric polymers

B Jiang, X Pang, B Li, Z Lin - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Organic–inorganic nanocomposites composed of polymers and nanoparticles offer a vast
design space of potential material properties, depending heavily on the properties of these …

Giant tuning of ferroelectricity in single crystals by thickness engineering

Z Chen, F Li, Q Huang, F Liu, F Wang, SP Ringer… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Thickness effect and mechanical tuning behavior such as strain engineering in thin-film
ferroelectrics have been extensively studied and widely used to tailor the ferroelectric …

Synthesis of KNN nanoblocks through surfactant-assisted hot injection method and fabrication of flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator based on KNN-PVDF …

KS Nair, H Varghese, A Chandran… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the tremendous growth of flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators, alkali niobates have
gained considerable attention and are perceived to be the eco-friendly substitute for the …

[PDF][PDF] Toward Arbitrary‐Direction Energy Harvesting through Flexible Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Using Perovskite PbTiO3 Nanotube Arrays

YB Lee, JK Han, S Noothongkaew, SK Kim… - Advanced …, 2017 - researchgate.net
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201604500 movements.[10] However, only few researches on fiber-
based NGs were done despite their great advantages. Currently, the fiber-type NGs are …

Scalable synthesis of morphotropic phase boundary lead zirconium titanate nanowires for energy harvesting.

Z Zhou, H Tang, HA Sodano - Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach …, 2014 - europepmc.org
Lead zirconium titanate (PZT) nanowires are synthesized using a scalable two-step
hydrothermal reaction. The piezo-electric coupling coefficient of the PZT NWs shows the …

Confinement in oriented mesopores induces piezoelectric behavior of polymeric nanowires

V Cauda, B Torre, A Falqui, G Canavese… - Chemistry of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report on the preparation and the piezoelectric properties of ultrathin polymeric
nanowires in the oriented pores of mesoporous silica, which are embedded in the channels …

Substantial enhancement of optoelectronics and piezoelectric properties of novel hollow ZnO nanorods towards efficient flexible touch and bending sensor

M Misra, AK Srivastava, AN Kadam… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The novel solid and hollow ZnO nanorods were prepared by chemical synthesis approach.
The hollow ZnO NRs show a large optical band gap as compared to the solid ZnO NRs …