Recent progress in triboelectric nanogenerators as a renewable and sustainable power source

Z Lin, J Chen, J Yang - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The newly developed triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) provide an excellent approach
to convert mechanical energy into electricity, which are mainly based on the coupling …

Optimized polarization-independent Chand-Bali nano-antenna for thermal IR energy harvesting

AY Elsharabasy, MH Bakr, MJ Deen - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A novel, polarization-independent, wide-angle reception Chand-Bali nano-antenna is
proposed. An adjoint-based optimization algorithm is used to create the same resonance at …

Thermoelectric mixed thick-/thin film microgenerators based on constantan/silver

M Gierczak, J Prażmowska-Czajka, A Dziedzic - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper describes the design, manufacturing and characterization of newly developed
mixed thick-/thin film thermoelectric microgenerators based on magnetron sputtered …

Sub-millimeter wave nanoantenna-a review

NAP Mohan, K Indhumathi - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Electromagnetic waves that have a wavelength of less than one millimeter are referred to as
sub millimeter waves. In sub millimeter wave-based devices and systems, antennas are …

Polarization-dependent response of single-and bi-metal antenna-coupled thermopiles for infrared detection

GP Szakmany, AO Orlov, GH Bernstein… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Antenna-coupled single-and bi-metal nanothermocouples (ACNTCs) and thermopiles for IR
detection are fabricated and tested. These devices comprise a dipole antenna and a …

[HTML][HTML] Spectral and thermal management of hexagonal resonant structures for flexible opto-electronic transducers

MH Elshorbagy, LG Torres-Lechuga… - Optics & Laser …, 2024 - Elsevier
Efficient on-chip optoelectronic devices in sensing and energy harvesting rely on the
combination of subwavelength designs and multiphysical effects. In this contribution, we …

Cavity-backed antenna-coupled nanothermocouples

GP Szakmany, AO Orlov, GH Bernstein, W Porod - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
This paper reports a two-orders-of-magnitude improvement in the sensitivity of antenna-
coupled nanothermocouple (ACNTC) infrared detectors. The electrical signal generated by …

Responsivity and resonant properties of dipole, bowtie, and spiral Seebeck nanoantennas

B Mora-Ventura, R Díaz de León… - … of Photonics for …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Seebeck nanoantennas, which are based on the thermoelectric effect, have been proposed
for electromagnetic energy harvesting and infrared detection. The responsivity and …

Design and analysis of a square spiral nano-rectenna for infrared energy harvest and conversion

K Wang, H Hu, S Lu, L Guo, T Zhang, Y Han… - Optical Materials …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We have designed a novel nano-rectenna composed of a square spiral nanoantenna and a
rectifier (Au-TiOx-Ti diode) for harvesting infrared energy and its conversion. The three …

Infrared Thermoelectric Nanoantenna with Maximum Output Voltage Using Grounded and Open‐Ended SiO2

MK Anam, S Choi - Advanced Optical Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The potential of a nanoantenna‐coupled thermocouple to convert untapped infrared (IR)
energy from low‐temperature heat sources into direct current (DC) energy has recently …