The bulkiness of traditional batteries, as well as frequent charging and electronic detritus
caused by the replacement of old batteries, hinder the ability of low-powered electronic …

Piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) promote the construction of a smarter world through
powering electric devices with energy scavenged from environmental vibrations by means of …

Rapid advances in wearable electronics and mechno‐sensational human–machine
interfaces impose great challenges in develo** flexible and deformable tactile sensors …

This review attempts to compile the physics and chemistry of defects in zinc oxide (ZnO), at
both, the fundamental and application levels. The defects, either inherent ones or introduced …

ZnO nanorods (NRs) have received a tremendous amount of attention in the last decade for
mechanical energy harvesting devices due to its outstanding semiconducting and …

Flexible, compact, lightweight and sustainable power sources are indispensable for modern
wearable and personal electronics and small-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …

The rapid development of the fifth-generation mobile networks (5G) and Internet of Things
(IoT) is inseparable from a large number of miniature, low-cost, and low-power sensors and …

The huge number of electronic devices called the Internet of Things requires miniaturized,
autonomous and ecologically sustainable power sources. A viable way to power these …

Transparent, superhydrophilic materials are indispensable for their self-cleaning function,
which has become an increasingly popular research topic, particularly in photovoltaic (PV) …

Harvesting electrical energy from various human motions using piezoelectric energy
harvesters (PEH) is gaining research attention in recent years. The energy harvested could …