Piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) not only are able to harvest mechanical energy from
the ambient environment or body and convert mechanical signals into electricity but can also …

Piezoelectric materials contain microstructural features (eg, domain walls, interdomain
spacing, and grain size) that span across several length scales, ie, few nm in the case of …

Piezoelectric materials (PEMs) find a wide spectrum of applications that include, but are not
limited to, sensors, actuators, semiconductors, memory devices, and energy harvesting …

In this paper, the indentation responses of a piezoelectric semiconductor (PSC) half-space
by an insulating and rigid spherical indenter are investigated. It is assumed that the contact …

The nanomechanical properties of polycrystalline “hard” and “soft” lead zirconate titanate
(PZT)(abbreviated as PZT-H and PZT-S, respectively) are measured on samples having …

The indentation response of polycrystalline soft doped-lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) with
varying ferroelectric domain configurations is investigated using nano and micro indentation …

The interaction of piezoelectricity with semiconducting property in piezoelectric
semiconductors (PSCs) can be utilized to realize the amplification and gain of elastic waves …

The intrinsic microstructural length scales of piezoelectric materials (eg grain size, nature of
the domain and their orientations) spans from micron to nanoscale have a pronounced …

The domain configurations such as domain size, orientation, and interdomain spacing have
a significant influence on the electromechanical properties of piezoelectric materials though …

The manipulator is the key component of the micromanipulator. Using the axial expansion
and contraction properties, the piezoelectric tube can drive the manipulator to achieve micro …