Piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting and sensing applications: roadmap for future smart materials

SD Mahapatra, PC Mohapatra, AI Aria… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric materials are widely referred to as “smart” materials because they can
transduce mechanical pressure acting on them to electrical signals and vice versa. They are …

Multiscale-structuring of polyvinylidene fluoride for energy harvesting: the impact of molecular-, micro-and macro-structure

C Wan, CR Bowen - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy harvesting exploits ambient sources of energy such as mechanical loads, vibrations,
human motion, waste heat, light or chemical sources and converts them into useful electrical …

Hybrid lead-free polymer-based nanocomposites with improved piezoelectric response for biomedical energy-harvesting applications: A review

RA Surmenev, T Orlova, RV Chernozem, AA Ivanova… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Lead-free alternative materials for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy
through piezoelectric transduction are of significant value in a diverse range of technological …

Performance enhancements in poly (vinylidene fluoride)-based piezoelectric nanogenerators for efficient energy harvesting

J Yan, M Liu, YG Jeong, W Kang, L Li, Y Zhao, N Deng… - Nano energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A great progress has been made in the field of energy harvesting over the past few years to
meet the ever-increasing desire of portable, sustainable and renewable energies …

Superior performances of in situ synthesized ZnO/PVDF thin film based self-poled piezoelectric nanogenerator and self-charged photo-power bank with high durability

P Thakur, A Kool, NA Hoque, B Bagchi, F Khatun… - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Herein, we have synthesized multitalented β crystallite prosperous and high dielectric
ZnO/PVDF thin films via in situ process for energy harvesting and energy storing …

Characterization and application of PVDF and its copolymer films prepared by spin-coating and Langmuir–Blodgett method

Z Yin, B Tian, Q Zhu, C Duan - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and its copolymers are key polymers, displaying properties
such as flexibility and electroactive responses, including piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, and …

Biowaste crab shell-extracted chitin nanofiber-based superior piezoelectric nanogenerator

NA Hoque, P Thakur, P Biswas, MM Saikh… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Expeditious development of PENGs has been restricted several problems such as toxicity,
high cost, and long-life. Herein, we report a biowaste crab shell-extracted chitin nanofiber …

Nanocomposites comprising PVA/CMC matrix and CNTs/Fe2O3 nanohybrid: a comparative investigation of structural, optical, electrical, and dielectric properties as an …

AI Al-Sulami, AB Alruqi, N Algethami… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work addresses the fabrication of innovative flexible polymer nanocomposite films for
electrochemical products made of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) …

Er3+/Fe3+ Stimulated Electroactive, Visible Light Emitting, and High Dielectric Flexible PVDF Film Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerators: A Simple and Superior Self …

NA Hoque, P Thakur, S Roy, A Kool… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The design of an energy-harvesting unit with superior output characteristics, ie, high power
density, is a great technological challenge in the present time. Here, simple, lightweight …

Piezoelectric sensor based on electrospun PVDF-MWCNT-Cloisite 30B hybrid nanocomposites

SM Hosseini, AA Yousefi - Organic Electronics, 2017 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric materials have attracted substantial interest in applications such as sensors
and actuators. Ferroelectric and piezoelectric polymeric fibers doped with nanoparticles are …