An overview of lead-free piezoelectric materials and devices

H Wei, H Wang, Y **a, D Cui, Y Shi, M Dong… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Piezoelectric materials and devices have drawn extensive attention for energy harvesting
due to their excellent electromechanical conversion properties. With increasing concerns …

Factors affecting the piezoelectric performance of ceramic-polymer composites: A comprehensive review

P Eltouby, I Shyha, C Li, J Khaliq - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, piezoelectric materials have emerged as one of the powerful
platforms for energy harvesting applications. Nowadays, they offer sustainable solutions for …

High voltage coefficient piezoelectric materials and their applications

TE Hooper, JI Roscow, A Mathieson… - Journal of the European …, 2021 - Elsevier
The piezoelectric d ij coefficient is often regarded in materials science as the most important
figure of merit of piezoelectric performance. For many applications, the piezoelectric g ij …

Enhancing dielectric and piezoelectric properties of micro-ZnO/PDMS composite-based dielectrophoresis

X Zhang, MQ Le, O Zahhaf, JF Capsal, PJ Cottinet… - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
This work aims to enhance the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer filled with zinc oxide (ZnO) powders. Both ZnO …

Flexible lead‐free piezoelectric composite materials for energy harvesting applications

VL Stuber, DB Deutz, J Bennett, D Cannel… - Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Vibrational piezoelectric energy harvesters are being investigated to replace batteries in
embedded sensor systems. The energy density that can be harvested depends on the figure …

Structuring BaTiO3 /PDMS Nanocomposite via Dielectrophoresis for Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement

G d'Ambrogio, O Zahhaf, M Bordet… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This work focuses on the development of piezoelectric sensors for the fractional flow reserve
(FFR) technique, a procedure based on the measurement of blood pressure within a vessel …

Effect of the piezoelectric ceramic filler dielectric constant on the piezoelectric properties of PZT-epoxy composites

J Khaliq, DB Deutz, JAC Frescas, P Vollenberg… - Ceramics …, 2017 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric composites made from soft and hard lead zirconium titanate (PZT) particles as
filler and an epoxy as the matrix were prepared by dielectrophoresis and studied for their …

Flexoelectricity-enhanced photovoltaic effect in trapezoid-shaped NaNbO3 nanotube array composites

F Yu, J Tian, F Jiang, Y Liu, C Li, C Wang, ZL Wang… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
In this work, we successfully prepared vertically aligned NaNbO3 nanotube (NN-NT) with
trapezoidal shapes, in which the orthorhombic and monoclinic phases coexisted. According …

Enhanced electrocaloric effect, energy storage density and pyroelectric response from a domain-engineered lead-free bati 0.91 sn 0.08 zr 0.01 o 3 ferroelectric …

H Kacem, A Dhahri, F Aouaini, Z Sassi, L Seveyrat… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A BaTi0. 91Sn0. 08Zr0. 01O3 (BTSZ) ceramic was prepared by a conventional solid-state
reaction method. Its structural, dielectric, ferroelectric, and pyroelectric properties were …

Electrocaloric effect and pyroelectric properties in Ce-doped BaCexTi1− xO3 ceramics

SM Zeng, XG Tang, QX Liu, YP Jiang, MD Li… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
BaCe x Ti 1− x O 3 (BCT) ceramics at x= 0.025, 0.05, 0.075 and 0.1 were prepared by the
traditional solid state reaction route and sintered at 1540° C for 6 h. The microstructural …