In an effort to eliminate the replacement of the batteries of electronic devices that are difficult
or impractical to service once deployed, harvesting energy from mechanical vibrations or …

In the last three decades, smart materials have become popular. The piezoelectric materials
have shown key characteristics for engineering applications, such as in sensors and …

Flexure hinges hold several advantages over classical rotation joints, including no friction
losses, no need for lubrication, no hysteresis, compactness, capacity to be utilized in small …

The operation of a piezo inkjet printhead involves a chain of processes in many physical
domains at different length scales. The final goal is the formation of droplets of all kinds of …

Writing a book on smart materials bears a certain semblance to purchasing a high-end
laptop—due to rapid advances in the field, it is tempting to postpone the decision every six …

A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) piezoelectric energy harvesting device, a
unimorph PZT cantilever with an integrated Si proof mass, was designed for low vibration …

We have investigated both experimentally and theoretically the resonance frequency
change of a piezoelectric unimorph cantilever due to the mass loaded at the tip of the …

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of problems and some research gaps for
better understanding of piezoelectric micropump studies. Micropumps have important and …

We have examined both experimentally and theoretically a piezoelectric unimorph
cantilever as a liquid viscosity-and-density sensor. The fabricated piezoelectric unimorph …

In this study, to obtain the optimum design of piezoelectric cantilever beam under a low
frequency condition, piezoelectric cantilever beams are designed based on finite element …