Aluminum nitride (AlN) thin films are widely investigated due to their unique physical
properties and applications in energy harvesting devices, ultrasonic transducers …

Piezoelectric MEMS energy harvesters based on thin films are compact and cost-effective
microgenerators for scavenging environmental vibrations. This technology is promising for …

Wind is one of the most important sources of green energy, but the current technology for
harvesting wind energy is only effective when the wind speed is beyond 3.5–4.0 ms− 1. This …

Flexible electronics based on piezoelectric/triboelectric devices is an attractive technology
for human sensing. Their hybridization overcomes the limitations of single components …

Nanogenerators have emerged recently as a new technology for harvesting energy from
renewable and clean energy sources. Water in nature carries high amounts of kinetic and …

Wind is a regenerative and sustainable green energy, but it is intermittent; especially,
harvesting irregular wind energy is a great challenge for existing technologies. This study …

Piezoelectric energy harvesters are promising transducers for supplying low-power
mobile/portable electronics, wearable and implantable devices, or for autonomous wireless …

Wireless sensor networks play a very important role in environmental monitoring, structural
health monitoring, smart city construction, smart grid, and ecological agriculture. The …

Vascular grafts are artificial conduits properly designed to substitute a diseased blood
vessel. However prosthetic fail can occur without premonitory symptoms. Continuous …

The huge mechanical energy available in the environment, mostly in form of kinetic energy
of fluids such as wind, ocean and river currents or waves, is currently harvested by …