Piezoelectric energy harvesting using mechanical metamaterials and phononic crystals
Mechanical metamaterials and phononic crystals enable localizing, focusing, and guiding of
elastic or acoustic waves in various ways. Here, we describe the physical mechanisms …
elastic or acoustic waves in various ways. Here, we describe the physical mechanisms …
Recent progress in acoustic metamaterials and active piezoelectric acoustic metamaterials-a review
Acoustic metamaterials, structured to produce anomalous reflection and refraction indices
that are not found in conventional materials, are gaining prominence in engineering …
that are not found in conventional materials, are gaining prominence in engineering …
Acoustic-elastic metamaterials and phononic crystals for energy harvesting: A review
Metamaterials and phononic crystals (PCs) with artificially designed periodic microstructures
have attracted increasing research interests due to their unique properties that cannot be …
have attracted increasing research interests due to their unique properties that cannot be …
Mechanical energy metamaterials in interstellar travel
P Jiao - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoscale spacecrafts have shed light on an audacious but promising vision for interstellar
travel to neighboring planets beyond the solar system. The nanocrafts can be accelerated to …
travel to neighboring planets beyond the solar system. The nanocrafts can be accelerated to …
A review on energy harvesting approaches for renewable energies from ambient vibrations and acoustic waves using piezoelectricity
The principal objective of this article is to categorically review and compare the state of the
art vibration based energy harvesting approaches. To evaluate the contemporary …
art vibration based energy harvesting approaches. To evaluate the contemporary …
Enhanced energy transfer and conversion for high performance phononic crystal-assisted elastic wave energy harvesting
A critical challenge in energy harvesting has been insufficient sustainable power generation
for practical applications, despite the benefits of self-powering and green-enabling …
for practical applications, despite the benefits of self-powering and green-enabling …
Acoustic and mechanical metamaterials for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing applications
Metamaterials are artificially engineered structures that exhibit extraordinary properties
beyond the constituent materials, making them attractive for various applications in optics …
beyond the constituent materials, making them attractive for various applications in optics …
Recent developments of acoustic energy harvesting: A review
M Yuan, Z Cao, J Luo, X Chou - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Acoustic energy is a type of environmental energy source that can be scavenged and
converted into electrical energy for small-scale power applications. In general, incident …
converted into electrical energy for small-scale power applications. In general, incident …
Designing a phononic crystal with a defect for energy localization and harvesting: Supercell size and defect location
Metamaterial-based energy harvesting (MBEH) has recently received much attention due to
its capability of amplifying input mechanical wave transferred to a piezoelectric energy …
its capability of amplifying input mechanical wave transferred to a piezoelectric energy …
An analytical model of a phononic crystal with a piezoelectric defect for energy harvesting using an electroelastically coupled transfer matrix
Phononic crystal (PnC)-based piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) has been recently
introduced to amplify the input energy fed into PEH devices. If a defect is imposed into a …
introduced to amplify the input energy fed into PEH devices. If a defect is imposed into a …