Piezoelectric materials for catalytic/photocatalytic removal of pollutants: Recent advances and outlook

Z Liang, CF Yan, S Rtimi, J Bandara - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019 - Elsevier
The accumulation of various contaminants in air, soil and water is threatening the natural
environment. The remediation of the environmental contaminations is today an urge. Among …

Polarity in ZnO nanowires: A critical issue for piezotronic and piezoelectric devices

V Consonni, AM Lord - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The polar and piezoelectric nature of the wurtzite structure of ZnO nanowires with a high
aspect ratio at nanoscale dimensions is of high interest for piezotronic and piezoelectric …

Boosting the piezoelectric coefficients of flexible dynamic strain sensors made of chemically-deposited ZnO nanowires using compensatory Sb doping

J Villafuerte, X Zhang, E Sarigiannidou, F Donatini… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The piezoelectric devices made of ZnO nanowires have received a great interest in the past
decade as potential nanogenerators and sensors. However, their characteristics are still …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in piezotronic sensors based on one-dimensional zinc oxide nanostructures and its regularly ordered arrays: From design to application

R Ghosh - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezotronic sensors and self-powered gadgets are highly sought-after for flexible, wearable,
and intelligent electronics for their applications in cutting-edge healthcare and human …

Threshold switching in single metal‐oxide nanobelt devices emulating an artificial nociceptor

M Xiao, D Shen, MH Futscher, B Ehrler… - Advanced Electronic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic devices that can simulate the dynamics of neurotransmission in the human body
are of great interest for the development of artificial intelligence in modern information …

Low-temperature growth of ZnO nanowires from gravure-printed ZnO nanoparticle seed layers for flexible piezoelectric devices

AJL Garcia, G Sico, M Montanino, V Defoor, M Pusty… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires (NWs) are excellent candidates for the fabrication of energy
harvesters, mechanical sensors, and piezotronic and piezophototronic devices. In order to …

Investigation of the diameter-dependent piezoelectric response of semiconducting ZnO nanowires by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and FEM simulations

T Jalabert, M Pusty, M Mouis, G Ardila - Nanotechnology, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Semiconducting piezoelectric nanowires (NWs) are promising candidates to develop highly
efficient mechanical energy transducers made of biocompatible and non-critical materials …

Dimensional roadmap for maximizing the piezoelectrical response of ZnO nanowire-based transducers: impact of growth method

AJL Garcia, M Mouis, V Consonni, G Ardila - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
ZnO nanowires are excellent candidates for energy harvesters, mechanical sensors,
piezotronic and piezophototronic devices. The key parameters governing the general …

Effects of thermal annealing on the structural and electrical properties of ZnO thin films for boosting their piezoelectric response

QC Bui, B Salem, H Roussel, X Mescot, Y Guerfi… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growth process and post-deposition treatment have strong effects on the structure of
ZnO thin films, which can also affect significantly their electrical and piezoelectric properties …

Size and semiconducting effects on the piezoelectric performances of ZnO nanowires grown onto gravure-printed seed layers on flexible substrates

AJL Garcia, T Jalabert, M Pusty, V Defoor… - Nanoenergy …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanogenerators have attracted increasing interest in the scientific
community for use in energy harvesting and mechanical sensing applications …