Towards a green and self-powered Internet of Things using piezoelectric energy harvesting

M Shirvanimoghaddam, K Shirvanimoghaddam… - Ieee …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a revolutionizing technology which aims to create an
ecosystem of connected objects and embedded devices and provide ubiquitous connectivity …

Thermal energy harvesting through pyroelectricity

A Cuadras, M Gasulla, V Ferrari - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2010 - Elsevier
Pyroelectric cells based on fabricated screen-printed PZT and commercial PVDF films are
proposed as thermal energy harvesting sources in order to supply low-power autonomous …

MXene based flexible materials for energy harvesting

Z Li, Z Li, J Chang, L Chen - Materials Today Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Flexible energy-harvesting materials can adapt to irregular topography and achieve self-
supply of power, which has great potential for applications in wearable, surface interface …

Enhancements of electric field and afterglow of non-equilibrium plasma by Pb(ZrxTi1−x)O3 ferroelectric electrode

Y Xu, N Liu, Y Lin, X Mao, H Zhong, Z Chang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Manipulating surface charge, electric field, and plasma afterglow in a non-equilibrium
plasma is critical to control plasma-surface interaction for plasma catalysis and …

Strain characteristics of additive manufactured polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) actuators

ED Burnham-Fay, T Le, JA Tarbutton, JD Ellis - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Polyvinyldene fluoride (PVDF) polymer piezoelectric actuators were manufactured using an
electric poling-assisted additive manufacturing (EPAM) process and tested for actuation …

Development of MEMS based pyroelectric thermal energy harvesters

SR Hunter, NV Lavrik, T Bannuru… - … , and Applications II, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The efficient conversion of waste thermal energy into electrical energy is of considerable
interest due to the huge sources of low-grade thermal energy available in technologically …

Pyroelectric effect in PZT thick films for thermal energy harvesting in low-power sensors

S Dalola, V Ferrari, D Marioli - Procedia Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
Thermal-electrical energy converters based on pyroelectric effect are investigated for energy
harvesting and possible use in ultralow-power sensor modules. Different elements based on …

Structural health monitoring (SHM) methods in machine design and operation

M Barski, P Kędziora, A Muc… - Archive of Mechanical …, 2014 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
The present paper is devoted to the discussion and review of the non-destructive testing
methods mainly based on vibration and wave propagation. In the first part, the experimental …

Novel ionic polymer–metal composite actuator based on sulfonated poly (1, 4-phenylene ether-ether-sulfone) and polyvinylidene fluoride/sulfonated graphene oxide

A Khan, RK Jain, B Ghosh, AM Asiri - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present work, sulfonated graphene oxide and sulfonated poly (1, 4-phenylene ether-
ether-sulfone) were blended with polyvinylidene fluoride to create a novel ionic polymer …

Feasibility study of thermal energy harvesting using lead free pyroelectrics

H Karim, MRH Sarker, S Shahriar… - Smart Materials and …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Energy harvesting has significant potential for applications in energizing wireless sensors
and charging energy storage devices. To date, one of the most widely investigated materials …